Young Allies #3
In "Attack on Alaska" Chapter 1: The Coming of the Khan!, the Young Allies face their most desperate challenge yet when a sudden explosion forces them to flee a ruined arsenal—only to confront a massive Japanese invasion force emerging from a hidden underground pipe. With Toro taking to the skies to summon reinforcements, the team fights desperately to hold the line in a battle that will test their courage and unity. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Al Gabriele with inks by George Klein, the cover by Gabriele and Klein captures the intensity of the moment, all in a 10-cent comic from 1942.
When the Young Allies find themselves caught in a remote Alaskan outpost, they unwittingly cross paths with the enigmatic Khan—a man whose ambitions stretch far beyond the frozen tundra. As the shadows of a global conspiracy begin to close in, the team must confront a threat that ties the fate of the western hemisphere to a dangerous alliance of enemy forces.
Trapped in a swampland and airlifted to the Yukon for recovery, the Young Allies—Toro, Bucky, Knuckles, Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, Tubby, Perry, and Khan—soon find themselves on the hunt after a mysterious enemy learns they’re in the region. With a beat-up car and no leads, they’re captured and brought to the Khan’s vast, hidden underground airport deep in Alaska.
In "Attack on Alaska: Chapter 4: The Yellow Invasion Begins!", the Young Allies—Toro, Bucky, Knuckles, Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, Tubby, and Khan—race across the frozen Alaskan wilderness after escaping a secret airport, determined to warn American forces of the Khan’s looming assault. As they reach a U.S. arsenal, the ground shakes beneath them and a Japanese plane unleashes a sudden barrage of bombs, plunging the team into chaos.
In the wake of a devastating explosion, the Young Allies—Toro, Bucky, Knuckles, Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, Tubby, and General Peters—race through the wreckage of the arsenal, only to confront a sudden and terrifying threat: a massive Japanese invasion force emerging from a hidden underground pipe. With Toro soaring above to summon reinforcements, the team fights desperately to hold the line against overwhelming odds, culminating in a brutal clash that ends with the death of the Khan and the collapse of the enemy advance.
Casey McKann, freshly awarded a medal for solving the murder of Baldy Bean, finds himself distracted by a suspiciously glamorous stranger. Following her into a dimly lit apartment, he storms in with a dramatic arrest—only to discover a group of card players in the middle of a quiet game. The situation is anything but straightforward, and Casey’s confidence is about to get a serious test.
Casey McKann is sent to track down parolee Killer Diller, unaware that the man once won a prize in prison for a story he wrote—now, the tables may be turning in ways neither expects.
When a disgraced diamond expert, denied citizenship due to his criminal past, vows revenge by stealing crucial industrial black diamonds, Father Time and the Young Allies must race to stop him—before the theft cripples the war effort. With two new villains, Yo Lanar and Agent X, pulling strings from the shadows, the stakes rise faster than a stolen gem can vanish.
Casey McKann is on high alert when Big Dope walks out of prison, convinced the crook’s back to his old ways—but the real surprise is who’s really pulling the strings.
A young pilot’s final mission becomes a testament to courage in the face of overwhelming odds, as Captain Colin P. Kelly’s determined flight into enemy territory over Luzon stands as one of the most selfless acts of the early war. His story, told with quiet dignity, captures the sacrifice of a man who gave everything in a moment that would echo through history.
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Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies #1 (2009), Young Allies 70th Anniversary Special #1 (2009), Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017)
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