Omar Super-Book of Comics#1

Omar Super-Book of Comics #1

Sep 1944 · Western · 0.00 FREE

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"End of the Line for Jojo Nidle" delivers a pulse-pounding wartime tale from 1944, where a downed pilot's postcard leads Omar to a Nazi prison camp in a daring rescue. With his golden kernel granting him control over the winds, Omar races to free Sweeney, only to find Nancy trapped and threatened at the inn—where von Krueger's cruelty escalates until a sudden tornado announces his arrival. Written by Gaylord Du Bois, this gripping story blends suspense and supernatural flair in a rare, free-issue adventure from Western's Omar Super-Book of Comics.

Contains 2 stories

End of the Line for Jojo Nidle

7 pp · Crime

Brighton SpottsJunior TracyJojo Nidle's Gangsters (freight car thieves)Jojo Nidle (Boss of the freight car thieves)Train tanker carWilkie Wilkinson (town marshall)Spider (of Nidle's Gang, a freight car thief)Mike (of the Layton Valley Junction train station lunchroom)unnamed townspersonThe night engine crew of a fast freight train getting ready to pull out of the stationThe fireman of that crewunnamed posse memberLenny (posse member)Mallard Lee (corn farmer)Dick Tracyunnamed squad car policemantwo captured gang memberslynch mob (posse members)state policeMatt (boss of a cabin of the Streamliner)Haywagon

In "End of the Line for Jojo Nidle," a desperate race unfolds when Jojo Nidle, cornered after a botched robbery, takes control of a speeding freight train to escape a lynch mob. With the sheriff dead and the stolen tires gone, Jojo must outmaneuver both the law and the remnants of the gang, all while a group of boys trapped in a molasses tanker await rescue.

German Troop Movements Revealed!

7.5 pp · Superhero, War

Sandy (R.A.F. pilot)Clarence Sweeney (U.S. war correspondent, friend of Omar, first appearance)Prince Omar (first appearance)Omar Junior (friend of Omar, first appearance)Nancy McKernan (friend of Omar, first appearance)Mama Carmela Rossi (innkeeper, Allied agent in occupied Turin, first appearance)General von Krueger (Nazi commander of Turin, first appearance)German prison guard (P.O.W. camp)

In "German Troop Movements Revealed!", Sweeney and Sandy are shot down behind enemy lines, forcing them to seek refuge at an inn where the Nazi Commander recognizes them. When Omar, Nancy, and Junior arrive, Carmela reveals a crucial postcard that exposes Sweeney’s POW camp location. Using his golden kernel to summon a windstorm, Omar races to the prison yard and frees Sweeney—just as von Krueger turns his attention to Nancy, leading to a tense standoff that ends with Omar’s sudden, whirlwind arrival.