Comic Title: DC Special #26
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1977
On Sale Date: November 11, 1976 Newsstand Date November 11, 1976
Source: Direct Currents, Amazing World of DC Comics #13

Newsstand Date November 11, 1976
Source: Comic Reader, #137

Copyright Date November 11, 1976
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1977

Newsstand Date November 8, 1976
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 76 #27
Listed as on sale the week of November 8th

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.50
Page Count: 48
Editor: Joe Orlando

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Devil's Garden"
Pages: 18

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted From:
Star Spangled War Stories #143 (1969)

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.