Russkie-Smashers BLACKHAWK "Red Raiders vs Blackhawks"

Why is it that Villains (Russkies Included) Always Have the Urge...

...to create one-to-one match-ups against heroic teams?

(Especially since, in this case, it's based on ethnicity instead of abilities/talents?)

Unlike similar teams, including Baron Strucker's Blitz Squad who battled Sgt Fury and His Howling Commandos several times, this ensemble from a never-reprinted story in Quality's Blackhawk #40 (1951), never returned for a rematch!

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Blackhawk

by William Rotsler

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Russkie-Smashers THE FLAME "BattleFront: Main Street"

Though He Was a Revival of This Golden Age Character...

...the 1950s reincarnation took only the character's nom-du-guerre, not the original's secret identity, nor his incredibly-lethal weaponry.

(This new version was Comics Code-approved!)

He was also saddled with a wife who had no idea about what he did in his spare time!

Like Samson, Wonder Boy, Black Cobra, and several other Golden Age characters who were licensed to Ajax-Farrell by the Iger Comics Studio (who wrote and illustrated the original 1940s stories), The Flame was revamped from his previous version to be more kid-friendly/less violent due to the backlash the entire comics business was experiencing from the sordid "Seduction of the Innocent" mania gripping the country by those who blamed comic books on the then-current juvenile crime wave sweeping the nation!
Like the other super-characters, The Flame's revival flamed out after only three issues of crime and Russkie-crushing!

Russkie-Smashers PLASTIC MAN "Red Wreckers of Rangistan!"

With One of the Most Alliterative Titles I've Ever Seen in Comics...

...this never-reprinted Russkie-Smashing tale is one of the weirdest Plastic Man stories you'll ever see...and that's saying something!

Written by Joe Millard and illustrated by Paul Gustavson, this feature from Quality's Plastic Man #41 (1953) was part of an editorial change from the goofy Golden Age to an era which saw the character become "grim and gritty" battling Communists, aliens, and monsters of various types from dinosaurs and giant ants to zombies!

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Plastic Man 80-Page Giant

Featuring classic tales from each of his eras (Golden Age/Silver Age/Bronze Age)

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NoKo Crushers COMBAT CASEY "Atomic Warfare"

Since it's Veteran's Day...

...let's look at how our comic book military viewed a possible atomic war in the 1950s against the Communist NoKos (aka North Koreans)!

WTF???

Admittedly, in 1954, when Combat Casey #19 was published by Atlas (later Marvel), scientific analysis of actual a-bomb explosions was limited, but I find it hard to believe that this was the cutting-edge of nuclear knowledge as presented in this never-reprinted story by artist Robert Q Sale and an unknown writer!

Then again...maybe it was, as detailed by this legendary character...