War Heroes #22

Jan 1967 · Charlton · 0.12 USD

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The cover story, "The Supermen and the Sheep!," depicts American soldiers in combat against Nazi forces, with one soldier operating a bazooka while a helicopter fires overhead and a German tank burns in the background. A second story features American divers working to salvage a captured U-boat (U-261) and tow it to England, but their mission is interrupted when a Nazi soldier armed with a knife attacks them underwater. A third story follows Joe Hamlin, a G.I. pilot who shoots down enemy aircraft in aerial combat, ultimately achieving victory as his fellow soldiers celebrate his success. A final story shows soldiers attempting to operate an unfamiliar weapon (a bazooka), with one soldier accidentally firing it and causing an explosion near their tank position.

Contains 4 stories

Sunken Prize

8 pp · War

Captain Cotton Colson pursues a damaged German U-boat through the North Sea, determined to capture the advanced Type XXI submarine before it can escape—but Nazi saboteurs have other plans. When American divers descend to salvage the sunken vessel, they find themselves caught between the enemy's desperation to destroy it and a Nazi patrol boat racing to prevent the prize from reaching Allied hands. A tense underwater race unfolds as both sides risk everything to control the future of the war.

Peking Panther

6 pp · War

When Capt. Joe Hamlin's crippled Sabre jet is hunted by Colonel Hu Chi—the celebrated Chinese MiG ace known as the Peking Panther—he barely escapes with his life. Determined to even the score, Hamlin and his ground crew devise a daring trap, using a damaged plane and clever misdirection to lure the overconfident killer back into the fight. "Peking Panther," from War Heroes #22, is a tense Korean War air battle where cunning meets ruthlessness at 45,000 feet.

The Plot That Failed

3 pp · War

The Supermen and the Sheep

8 pp · War

When a green American platoon digs in against a Nazi panzer assault, inexperienced draftees like Homer face their baptism of fire—and discover that courage under fire might matter more than training or experience. Sgt. Pig-Iron Parker refuses to break, holding the line through waves of Stukas and German infantry, and his stand forces Homer to find backbone he didn't know he had. This hard-bitten war story asks whether ordinary men can measure up to an enemy that considers them nothing but sheep waiting to scatter.