Military Comics #40

In Japanese-occupied Tai-Yan, the ruthless General Ratru seizes control with plans to enslave the local population—until Blackhawk arrives to challenge his tyranny and offer him a choice between mercy and retribution. As Ratru breaks his promises and the oppression intensifies, Blackhawk and his band work to liberate the territory and confront the villain at every turn. The stage is set for a clash between a hero fighting for the innocent and a despot who believes himself unstoppable.

In "Runaround with Russ Ross," Choo Choo juggles three wildly different jobs in a bid to catch the eye of a Hollywood producer, all while her friend Cherry quietly steps into the spotlight. The story unfolds with classic 1945 humor, blending workplace chaos and romantic tension in a lighthearted, no-frills slice of wartime fun.

In a lighthearted 1945 wartime twist, Johnny’s prank on his sergeant backfires when a mix-up in mail delivery sends a box of feminine goods to the wrong Sgt. Brown—only to reveal the real Sgt. Brown is a woman, who gets her own package full of surprisingly unsuitable male supplies.

Private Dogtag gets mistaken for Whizzo, a former circus performer known as the Human Cannon Ball, and finds himself volunteered to be shot from an artillery cannon up a mountain peak to capture escaped convicts. What he discovers when he lands—and what actually happened to those desperados—makes for a wild twist on what everyone expected to happen.