Cover Credits |
Artist: Joe Kubert |
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Comic Title: Star Spangled War Stories #143
Publisher: DC
(National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1969
On Sale Date:
December 17, 1968 Newsstand Date December 17, 1968
Source: House Ad, Our Army at War #202, Page 15
Newsstand Date December 17, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #70
Newsstand Date December 17, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #11
Copyright Date December 17, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Contains: Ownership Statement
Circulation: 170696
Editor: Joe Kubert
Story |
Title: "The Devil's General"
Pages: 22
Feature(s):
Enemy Ace (of Earth-1)
Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert
Reprinted In:
DC Special #26 (1977)
Sgt. Rock #15 (1991)
Enemy Ace Archives Vol. 2 HC (2006)
Showcase Presents:Enemy Ace Vol. 1 TPB (2008)
Feature Character(s)
- Enemy Ace (last appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #142; next appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #144)
Supporting Character(s)
- A wolf (last appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #142; next appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #144)
- Schultz (next appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #144)
Villain(s)
- Various French soldiers and pilots (no further appearances)
Other Character(s)
- Werner Von Kleit (a young pilot; no further appearances)
- General Von Kleit (Werner's father; no further appearances)
- Members of Von Hammer's squadron (Franz named; no further appearances)
Synopsis:
General Von Kleit requests that his young son Werner join Von Hammer's squadron. During an air battle, Werner breaks off from the main group while being pursued by the enemy. Enemy Ace is forced to stay behind to protect the other members of the squadron, while Werner is shot down.
When Enemy Ace returns to base, General Von Kleit is angry that his son is lost. He begins sending Enemy Ace and his squadron on suicide missions. After many pilots are killed, Von Hammer learns that Werner is alive and held as a prisoner of war.
Enemy Ace locates a castle where Werner is being held. He infiltrates the enemy stronghold and rescues Werner. They make their escape by jumping from the tower and using an improvised parachute to get to the ground. Once Werner has been safely returned to his father, he ceases to order Von Hammer's squadron on suicide missions.
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