Comic Title: Our Fighting Forces #133
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1971
On Sale Date: July 6, 1971 Newsstand Date July 6, 1971
Source: House Ad, Our Fighting Forces #132, Page 30

Copyright Date July 8, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Newsstand Date July 6, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #5

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Joe Kubert

Title: "The Firing Squad Can Wait"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Balloon Buster (of Earth-1)

Artist: Ric Estrada

Feature Character(s)

• Balloon Buster (last appearance in All-American Men of War #116; next appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #181)

Villain(s)

• Count Von Ulricht (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• A German firing squad (no further appearances)
• Several German pilots (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Steve Savage, Sr. (in flashback)

Comments:
The date given in this story is June 18, 1915. However, this date can not be accurate as America did not enter the war until 1917. Therefore, the date provided must be incorrect.

Synopsis:
Count Von Ulricht faces a firing squad for abandoning his fellow pilots during an air battle. Allied pilot Steve Savage interrupts the execution to give testimony on behalf of his enemy. He explains that Von Ulricht broke off from formation to chase Savage. The Count is exonerated, but he does not thank his foe. Instead he issues a challenge. Steve accepts and the two men battle it out in the skies. In the end, Savage saved Von Ulricht from the firing squad only to kill his opponent himself by shooting him down.