Top Notch Comics #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Pearl Harbor Peril," 19-year-old Keith Kornell—a Kentucky mountaineer and descendant of Andrew Jackson—rises from poverty and loss to become a West Point cadet and a vigilant fighter against espionage. Written by Harry Shorten and illustrated in the interior by unknown hands, this 1939 adventure follows Keith as he confronts threats to national security with courage forged in hardship. The cover, by Edd Ashe, captures the tension of a nation on edge.
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Keith Kornell, a physical and mental marvel, a 19-year-old Kentucky mountaineer who is a collateral descendant of President Andrew Jackson and the son of a World War hero, is orphaned at the age of 5, when both of his parents succumbed to the ravages of pneumonia epidemic. Reared by a poor relative, Keith's life is one of dire poverty until a newspaper runs a story on him and he meets an old Army buddy of his father's who is now a U.S. Senator. Keith gets himself admitted to West Point where he further distinguishes himself and soon fights spies.
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