Comic Title: Comic Cavalcade #23
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1947
Approx. On Sale Date: August 13, 1947 Copyright Date August 11, 1947
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.


Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 72
Editor: Sheldon Mayer

Title: "Just a Story"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Johnny Peril

Artist: Howard Purcell

Feature Character(s)

• Johnny Peril (last appearance in Comic Cavalcade #22; next appearance in Comic Cavalcade #24)

Villain(s)

• Japanese soldiers (in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Phil Camp (no further appearances)
• Capt. Guy Follette and a group of soldiers (in flashback; Saunders named; no further appearances)

Comments:
The story title is taken from the contents page of this issue.

Synopsis:
Johnny Peril attends a New Year's party and meets an old buddy from the war, Phil Camp. Phil and Johnny reminisce about a wartime adventure in which their plane crashed in the Pacific. They joined up with a group of soldiers led by Capt. Guy Follette. The captain was disliked by the other men because he worked them hard and was better than them at everything.

When a mission to strike at the Japanese arises, Johnny and Phil joined Follette and his men. They penetrated enemy lines and destroyed their targets before retreating. Pursued by the enemy, one man had to stay behind to cover the rear. Follette chose to be that man, but not before giving Johnny a note written in French. When the soldiers safely arrived at their base, Johnny reads the letter in which Follette reveals that his decision to stay behind was because he couldn't swim. The men have a change of heart and mourn the loss of their captain.

At the party, Johnny tells Phil that he couldn't read French and made up the contents of the letter.