Frogman Comics #8

Frogman Charlie Cook serves as technical advisor for a major defense harbor project, tasked with inspecting competing bids for crucial underwater construction work—but his impartiality is tested when his own father, Dan Cook, applies for the contract and confesses he's desperate to save his business and boat. When Charlie discovers sabotage at the work site and finds himself under attack beneath the waves, he'll have to navigate both the underwater dangers and a web of wartime secrets that have haunted his family for years.

When Diver Flotsam and Diver Jetsam meet underwater to complete the historic Telaxafritz Transatlantic TV cable splice, everything seems lined up for a triumphant moment—until things take an unexpected turn. This one-pager from 1953 captures the humor in what should be a momentous occasion with a comedic twist that'll catch you off guard.

Lieutenant Ben Okinson and his frogmen stumble upon a mysterious foreign torpedo during secret maneuvers, sparking a naval intelligence investigation that leads them to San Juan and the shadowy figure of spy Graff Osterwald. When Okinson and Commander Wilson Neff track Osterwald to a fishing vessel called the Luana, they discover the spy is preparing to launch a deadly attack—and Ben must sabotage the ship's propeller before it's too late.

Dick Turner, a former frogman with a taste for independence, gets drawn into a dangerous spy game when a mysterious operative offers him $10,000 to infiltrate the USS Swordfish and steal secrets about a new American propulsion system. What Turner doesn't know is that he's been recruited by enemy agents—and Naval Counter-Intelligence has plans of their own. A double-cross unfolds on the submarine's deck as Turner discovers the real threat comes from within.

Frogman Tom Quillen finds himself in deep trouble when gambling debts to the mysterious Marloff force him into an impossible choice: sabotage a naval mission to recover four million dollars in gold bullion, or face court martial. When Quillen discovers that Marloff's trading company is a front for enemy agents, he must decide where his real loyalty lies—and confront a dangerous saboteur in the murky depths of a coral lagoon.

Frogman Snodgrass tries to focus on his underwater work for the captain, but his mind keeps wandering to matters of the heart—and his crewmates are determined to keep romance off the ship. When Snodgrass surfaces from a dangerous mission, he brings an unexpected complication to the deck that tests everyone's patience.

When three merchant ships carrying vital defense materials are mysteriously destroyed off the Maine coast, Paul Newall and Walt Sanford's experimental laboratory becomes the key to unraveling the mystery—and discovering that a spy named Gunnison has been using the area to coordinate sabotage operations. The frogmen must dive into an underwater tunnel leading to a hidden lab, where they uncover Gunnison's plot to sink another ship, the Hannibal, with magnetic mines. In a desperate race against time, they work to stop both Gunnison and the weapon he's set in motion before disaster strikes.