Military Comics #23 Values

Publisher: Quality Comics, 1943

About Military Comics #23

Alex Kotsky shrunken head cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Blackhawk; Jivaro headhunter

Pencils: Alex Kotzky

Inks: Alex Kotzky

STORY DETAILS

(10 Stories)

Title: King Kono

Characters: Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]; Colonel Cloud; Davison; King Kono [Mike Kono] (villain, introduction, death); Derk (villain, death); Unga the witch doctor (villain, death); Jivaro headhunters (villains, some die); Togo (villain, Japanese solider); Hiro (villain, Japanese solider); Japanese soliders (villains, some die)

Synopsis: In 1932, two escapees from the French Penal Colony of Devil's Island make their way to the banks of the Orinoco, in the Venezuelan jungles, where they encounter Jivaro headhunters. One of the escapees, Mike Kono, offers the head of the other to the witch doctor. Over the next decade, Kono becomes the king of the tribe. In 1942, two Japanese soldiers crash in the area and are captured. They make an alliance with King Kono. Months later, the Blackhawks are sent to Venezuela to investigate rumors of a Japanese airbase hidden in the jungle.

Pages: 15.000

Script: Bill Woolfolk?

Pencils: John Cassone

Inks: John Cassone

Notes: Stanislaus erroneously says "Stanislaus!" to Hendrickson.

Title: Rescue on Kaifu Island

Characters: The Sniper; Paul Hammond; the Japanese (villains)

Synopsis: The Sniper turns to battling the Japanese. His first encounter with them is in the Philippines, where he offers his services to American forces under Paul Hammond.

Pages: 10.000

Script: Vernon Henkel

Pencils: Vernon Henkel

Inks: Vernon Henkel

Notes: Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

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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	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

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