Real Life Comics #19

Major James H. Howard takes to the skies as a fearless pilot with the Flying Tigers in China, then carries his courage to the European Theatre, where he earns his place as an ace in the fight against Nazi aircraft.

In 1500, Cabral sails into a new land, marking the beginning of Brazil’s long journey under Portuguese rule. Decades later, Dom Pedro II would preside over a nation shaped by empire and revolution, until 1822 brought independence. Fast forward to 1944, and President Getulio Vargas faces a new threat—Nazi ambitions—and must stand firm as Brazil’s fate hangs in the balance.

Colonel Ludvik Svoboda leads a band of Czech soldiers in a daring escape from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, finding refuge and renewed purpose in Russia. With the support of General Vatutin, they are re-equipped and reorganized, ready to take the fight to the Axis powers.

In 1942, cadet-midshipman Edwin J. O'Hara serves aboard the S.S. Stephen Hopkins, a merchant vessel pressed into wartime service. Off the African coast, the ship is attacked by Axis raiders, and O'Hara takes up a gun alone to defend his ship, holding the line until the final moment.