Navy War Heroes #6
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThe main story "Ghost-Finder" follows the USS Benchley's assignment to locate and destroy the Nazi pocket battleship Volksbacher during World War II. As the American destroyer tracks the enemy vessel, the crew detects the Volksbacher on radar in fog and coordinates a multi-pronged attack, using their radar advantage and torpedo tubes to engage the German ship. The narrative depicts the intense naval battle operations as American sailors work at battle stations to launch their attack against the superior German vessel.
Over the South China Sea in 1944, Lt. Murchison and his gunner find themselves ditching their crippled TBF Avenger and rescued by a Chinese junk—only to discover their rescuers may pose a greater danger than the enemy. When a Japanese patrol plane forces a deadly choice, the two airmen must fight to survive not just the war, but the crew that's trying to decide whether keeping them alive is worth the risk.
During World War II, a sailor named Nolan finally gets his wish to serve aboard the carrier Lady X, only to find himself repeatedly sidelined from the action—until a Japanese attack forces him into the thick of battle in ways he never expected. Desperate to prove himself after months of being relegated to support duties, Nolan gets his chance to fight, but the cost of heroism on a carrier under fire proves steeper than he imagined. A stirring tale of how a "hidden hero" discovers that real courage isn't always found where you're looking for it.
When a Nazi pocket battleship emerges from the frozen north to devastate a merchant convoy, Captain Dilman of the U.S.S. Benchley sacrifices his own vessel to land crucial hits—but the raider slips away into fog and uncharted waters to hide for repairs. Now Dilman must hunt "The Ghost-Finder," using his hard-won knowledge of the Greenland Sea and the Benchley's superior radar to track down and finish the elusive German warship before it can strike again.
During World War II, German U-boats relied on darkness to surface, recharge their batteries, and strike at merchant vessels—until the R.A.F. perfected a devastating counter-tactic using improved radar and searchlights. This account chronicles how aerial patrols equipped with these new technologies turned the tide against Nazi submarines, making the underwater menace far more vulnerable than ever before.
A young naval officer haunted by the attack on Pearl Harbor pursues his vow of vengeance across three different ships, enduring sinkings, air battles, and wounds while struggling to balance his rage with the duty to win the war. "Triple Jinx" follows Ensign John F. Gibbons from the chaos of December 7, 1941, through the South Pacific and into Tokyo Bay, as his determination to make the Japanese pay tests his resolve at every turn.
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Reprinted in Super Giant Album #23 (1976), Fightin' Navy #127 (1983)
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