Military Comics #23
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"King Kono" kicks off in 1943 with a jungle-bound tale of survival and power, as Mike Kono—once a fugitive from Devil’s Island—rises to become the feared king of a remote Jivaro tribe. When two Japanese soldiers crash-land in the Orinoco wilderness and are taken in by Kono, their alliance sets the stage for tension in the jungle. The Blackhawks are soon dispatched to Venezuela, drawn by whispers of a hidden Japanese airbase, but the truth beneath the surface is far more complex. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by John Cassone, with a striking cover by Alex Kotzky, this issue blends wartime intrigue with the mythic scale of a jungle kingdom.
In 1942, two Japanese soldiers crash-land in the Venezuelan jungle and are taken by the Jivaro tribe, where King Kono—once a French convict who rose to power by offering a rival’s head to the witch doctor—now rules with an iron will. When the Blackhawks are dispatched to investigate rumors of a hidden Japanese airbase, they find themselves entangled in a dangerous alliance between the jungle king and the enemy soldiers.
In "Rescue on Kaifu Island," the Sniper takes on a new mission in the Pacific, joining American forces under Paul Hammond during a high-stakes operation in the Philippines. As the war intensifies, he must rely on skill and courage to outwit enemy forces in a relentless campaign across enemy-held terrain.
Captain Allen V. Martini pilots the Flying Fortress "Dry Martini" on a bombing run against German factories in France, only to find his bomber under fierce attack from a swarm of enemy Messerschmitts. With blazing guns and steady nerves, Martini's crew fights back hard against the Nazi fighters in this high-altitude aerial battle from the Atlantic Patrol.
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Reprinted in Gwandanaland Comics #816 (2017)
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