Military Comics #8

In "The Sunken Island of Death!" from Military Comics #8 (1942), a mysterious mountain erupts from the mid-Atlantic, drawing in naval forces from the U.S., Britain, and Germany. As the Nazi fleet closes in, Blackhawk and his team are already on the contested ground, ready to defend their unexpected claim.

In the frozen reaches of Russia, aviation hero Dunn and his comrade Jones find themselves captured by the twisted Nazi warlord von Blutt—hook-handed, peg-legged, one-eyed, and merciless. With Dunn sentenced to hang and the fate of the Tracer hanging in the balance, Jones makes a desperate move to turn the tide.

In this 1942 tale from Military Comics #8, the elusive female agent known only as X—posing as a man to infiltrate Axis camps—finds her mission complicated by the persistent reporter Bob Gray, who’s begun to suspect her true identity. Written with wartime tension and sharp intrigue, the story unfolds across five pages of high-stakes espionage and shifting disguises.

Jerry Noble, the Yankee Eagle of Naval Secret Service, gets a lucky break when a blonde torch singer named Maisie Tenant lands in his arms after a run-in with Nazi operatives—and mentions "the Commander," a mysterious enemy agent who's eluded the service for months. Teaming up, Jerry and Maisie infiltrate the Commander's floating gambling ship to uncover his secrets, only to discover a sinister plot that threatens America's greatest naval base. With danger closing in and time running out, Jerry must find a way to turn the tables and call for help before the Commander's plan comes to fruition.

In "Imposter!", a daring wartime prank takes a dangerous turn when Del, part of the Death Patrol, slips into the heart of Nazi Germany disguised as Hitler—only to find himself playing a deadly game of deception. With the fate of political prisoners hanging in the balance, one wrong move could cost him his life, especially when a female assassin mistakes him for the real Führer and strikes.

The H.M.S. Lady Shirley, a small British naval trawler, spots a Nazi U-boat through the fog west of Gibraltar and engages the heavily armed submarine in a desperate gun battle. Though outgunned and taking heavy casualties, the determined crew of thirty seamen press the attack, eventually crippling the U-boat and forcing it to surface. In a remarkable feat of naval courage, the battered trawler rescues the U-boat's crew of 44 prisoners while struggling to stay afloat herself.