Military Comics #17

In "The Golden Bell of Soong-Toy!" from Military Comics #17 (1943), a mysterious Japanese girl slips through enemy lines to warn the Blackhawks of a deadly conspiracy—six warlords are gathering at the House of Butterfly to devise a trap that could end the team once and for all. With the stakes higher than ever, the Blackhawks must rely on an unexpected ally whose motives remain as elusive as the golden bell said to hold the secret of the meeting’s location.

When the Nazis seize Château de Rochefort and turn it into a prison fortress under Gen. Von Drac, the de Rochefort family becomes trapped—and one son's hunger for power threatens to destroy them all. As the Sniper works to help Jean de Rochefort send vital intelligence to London about a German ammunition factory, betrayal and intrigue collide with acts of desperate courage within the castle walls.

Private Dogtag stumbles into trouble when a fortune teller's prediction—involving a mysterious luck ring, three dangerous schemers, and secret enemy intelligence—starts coming true in this rollicking 1943 Military Comics adventure. When the ring falls into the hands of the treacherous Countess De Virt, who runs a waterfront club extracting secrets from sailors with her "Laugh and Tell All" potion, Dogtag finds himself caught between her espionage operation and the criminal schemes of Bert and O'lert. The good-luck charm's true power may be the only thing standing between military intelligence and disaster.

Don Mason and his anti-submarine patrol crew spot a U-boat during a routine search over the Atlantic and spring into action, dropping depth charges on the target. After confirming the sinking with photographic evidence, Mason earns a promotion—and when a second submarine encounter comes his way, the crew proves they're ready to strike again.

When Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7th, 1943, the 443 Marines stationed on Wake Island face an overwhelming onslaught—Japanese bombers in waves of twenty-seven, artillery bombardment from enemy warships, and eventually a full invasion force—armed with only twelve fighter planes and twelve anti-aircraft guns. Led by Major Devereux and supported by officers like Major Putnam, Lt. Kinney, Sgt. Hamilton, and Lt. Kahn, the outnumbered defenders mount a desperate fifteen-day stand, with pilots and ground crews fighting against impossible odds to hold the island. This is the true story of American Marines who refused to surrender, even as the odds turned decisively against them.