Military Comics #5 Mile High Pedigree (Quality, 1941) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....

Auction amount: $4,541.00

Sold: May 12, 2018

Military Comics #5 Values

Publisher: Quality Comics, 1941

About Military Comics #5

Blackhawk cover by Chuck Cuidera. The Sniper series begins. Miss America appearance. Cuidera, Fred Guardineer, Bob Powell, Klaus Nordling, Al McWilliams, and Dave Berg art. Rated a "7" ("scarce") in the Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books Scarcity Index.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Scavengers of Doom; Bismark Sunk

Characters: Blackhawk; The Scavengers

Pencils: Chuck Cuidera

Inks: Chuck Cuidera

STORY DETAILS

(11 Stories)

Title: Scavengers of Doom

Characters: Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Olaf; Chop-Chop; 1 other unidentifiable member (see Note #3 for possible candidates)]; the Scavengers [Garle, and many others] (villains, introduction, some die); Red Laura (villain, introduction); unnamed Nazi General (villain, death); Nazis (villains, some die)

Synopsis: In the ravages of war, it's inevitable that jackals of war, called the Scavengers, would murder, torture helpless victims, and ghoulishly hunt and rob the dead. Ironically, it's the Nazis who succeed in capturing them, but then vow to spare their lives if they can capture the Blackhawks!

Pages: 11.000

Script: Dick French

Pencils: Chuck Cuidera [as Chas. Cuidera) (signed)

Inks: Chuck Cuidera [as Chas. Cuidera] (signed)

Letters: Sam Rosen

Notes: (1) Story title taken from the cover. (2) Letterer credit per Cuidera, added by Craig Delich 2012-1-12. (3) Through the process of elimination, the 1 unidentified member seen on page 6 panel 7 and page 8 panels 1-5 who resembles Andre is likely Zeg. (4) Hendrick is first called Hendrickson in this issue (no references to the character's name in issue #3 or #4).

Title: Enter the Sniper

Characters: The Sniper (guerilla soldier, introduction); Paula; The Gestapo (villains, all die)

Synopsis: Aided by a local girl in Austria, the Sniper ambushes a group of Gestapo officers, all of whom he outwits and kills.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Ted Udall

Notes: Artist credits revised from Vernon Henkel to ? by Craig Delich 2014-1-1. Jim Amash and Mike Kooiman, in the Quality Companion, state that the art on this story is NOT that of Vernon Henkel nor Bernard Klein. Possibles could be either Frank Harry or Joe Gallagher. Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

Title: The Hungry House

Characters: Miss America [Joan Dale]

Synopsis: While on a boat ride, Joan stumbles across a submarine. Then, while investigating a nearby house, she discovers fifth columnists and is ambushed by a brute.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Tom Hickey

Inks: Tom Hickey

Notes: Art credits suggested by the Who's Who.

Title: The Prisoners Who Didn't Want to Be Rescued

Characters: The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyke; Gramps; Butch; Zazzy (death); Hank; King Hotintot (introduction)]; the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis: The Patrol members, now flying small, snub-nosed, colorfully painted aircraft, lose member Zazzy, who died while rescuing undercover agents. He is quickly replaced by King Hotintot, whose African nation was invaded by the Axis.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Dave Berg

Pencils: Dave Berg

Inks: Dave Berg

Title: The Ghost Ship

Characters: Captain William "Wild Bill" Dunn; Private Boomerang Jones; Lola Thomas; the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis: Dunn comes across the sunken hull of the S.S. Athenia, and uses the Blue Tracer to push it back to the surface to terrorize the Nazis into releasing their British prisoners.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Fred Guardineer

Pencils: Fred Guardineer

Inks: Fred Guardineer

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	12
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	14

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