Thrilling Comics #44
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn the wartime pages of Thrilling Comics #44 (1944), a tropical storm strands Lucky and his friends on a remote island, where they’re captured by enemy forces who’ve stolen a sacred idol from a native temple. With guts and quick thinking, the Leathernecks break free, outmaneuver their captors, and set things right—bringing the idol back to its rightful place. Penciled and inked by Maurice Gutwirth, the story unfolds with the gritty energy of its era, while Alex Schomburg’s dynamic cover captures the island’s danger and mystery.
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In the 1944 wartime adventure "null," Lucky Lawrence and his squad—Sergeant Quinn, Noodle, and Tubby—find themselves stranded on a remote island after a storm, only to be captured by Japanese Soldiers who’ve stolen a sacred idol from a native temple. With the help of the Native Chief and his people, the American soldiers must outwit their captors, reclaim the idol, and restore it before it’s too late.
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Reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics #96 (2015), Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017), Men of Mystery Comics #107 (2018)
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