Comic Title: Star Spangled War Stories #145
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1969
On Sale Date: April 15, 1969 Newsstand Date April 15, 1969
Source: House Ad, Atom & Hawkman #43, Page 15

Newsstand Date April 15, 1969
Source: Comic Reader, #72

Copyright Date April 15, 1969
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Joe Kubert

Title: "Return of the Hangman"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Enemy Ace (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted In:
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 #144; next appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #147)

Supporting Character(s)

• A wolf (last appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #144; next appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #148)
• Schultz (last appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #144; next appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #150)

Villain(s)

• The Hangman (last appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #142; no further appearances)
• Several British pilots (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Denise (last appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #142; no further appearances)
• Hans, Artur, and Viktor (members of Von Hammer's squadron; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Following a successful battle with some British planes, Enemy Aces leaves his squadron in the hands of three veteran pilots. One of them is then killed by the Hangman, who was thought to be dead. The Hangman survived his crash and found his way back to his sister Denise, who nursed him back to health.

Von Hammer learns that the French pilot is still alive. He is then forced to watch as the Hangman kills two more of his veteran squadron members. Finally, Enemy Ace engages the Hangman himself. His opponent has superior position, but Von Hammer leads him into some hanging wires, which cause the Frenchmen to crash.

Von Hammer makes an emergency landing in the woods. A wolf pack approach him, but he is protected from them by his hunting companion, a black wolf.