Military Comics #43

From Quality Comics' wartime anthology comes this October 1945 issue of Military Comics, featuring the Blackhawk squadron front and center. Al Bryant's cover arranges the team's distinctive faces — including Blackhawk himself in his officer's cap at the top — in a dynamic cloud formation surrounding a sleek fighter plane, with a cheeky cartoon mascot tucked in the corner for good measure. The cover copy promises Blackhawk battling "island by island" to a enemy stronghold, setting the stage for the interior story "Raid on Three Islands.