Nazi-Punchers CAPTAIN SCIENCE "Traitors to the Earth!"

It was only his second story, and already Captain Science had his hands full...

...any way you look at it, it's a helluva way to begin your career!

Cap destroyed a threat by other humans (including Adolf Hitler) using alien tech and picked up a hot babe in the process!

Not bad for the second gig in his career!
Note, though it's only mentioned in a caption, it takes Gordon Dane months to prepare for his new career (though it's never explained how a guy on a teacher's salary can afford to cobble together the equipment he needs)...

The art on this never-reprinted story from Youthful's Captain Science #1 (1950)  is by Gustav Schrotter.
The writer is unknown.

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Nazi-Punchers HIT COMICS "Ghost of Flanders in 'SpyMaster Sheink Steals the Secret Scouting Plane!' "

He's the Comic Character James Gunn Rescued From Obscurity in the Recent Superman Movie...

...and he's doing what he did best, kicking Nazi asses on the Home Front!






And, that's it!

No "The End" or epilogue.

Another story began on the very next page in the comic!

That's just how things rolled in the Golden Age.
Written and illustrated by George Brenner using the "Wayne Reid" house pseudonym, this never-reprinted tale from Quality Comics' Hit Comics #19 (1942) is straightforward about the concept that spies and saboteurs didn't deserve the niceties of the Geneva Convention!
And, though they didn't show it, it's implied the stolen scoutcraft was recovered.

Ghost of Flanders Will Return!

Third Reich Terrors CHALLENGER COMICS "Golem" (Who He Is and How He Came to Be!)

Our Final Third Reich Terror  Starts out As a Nazi-Punching Tale...

...then becomes the telling of a legend,,,and a parable!

Written by Robert Bernstein and illustrated by Joe Kubert, this story from Interfaith Publications' Challenger #3 (1946) adapting the legend of the Golem of Prague was apparently created during WWII, but didn't see publication until after the war ended!

Next Monday: The Return of Russkie Smashers!

Third Reich Terrors BLUE RIBBON COMICS "Mr Justice in 'Waltz of the Vampire' "

This is actually a "two-fer", since the real (not  fake) Nazi-created vampire in this story...

...is also a werewolf!

Written by Joe Blair & illustrated by Sam Cooper, this never-reprinted tale from MLJ's Blue Ribbon Comics V1N11 (1941) was created and published in early 1941, before the USA entered World War II.

But, America's viewpoint about who the "good guys" were was obvious!

(For the record, I've never seen an American pro-Nazi comic book story, pre-war, during the war, or post-war!)

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Third Reich Terrors SUPER-MYSTERY COMICS "Paul Revere Jr in 'Menace of the Marauding WereWolf!' "

He's a Kid Named Paul Revere Jr who hangs out with Betsy Ross and Patrick Henry!

...so you know he's gonna be running around looking for Enemies of America to battle during the dark days of World War II!

Wow!

They certainly wound up this story fast!

I suspect there's at least a full page cut from this tale, including the whole battle against the "werewolf".

The next-to last panel with its' huge word balloon certainly ain't normal for any comic!  

As it is, the empty space at the bottom of the final page here originally-featured the Statement of Ownership with the circulation figures for the year...which usually takes up half a page!

(It was barely legible, so I omitted it!)

You may well ask, who's responsible for this fascinating, never-reprinted, mess of a story from Ace's Super-Mystery Comics V3N3 (1943)?

The writer is, sadly, unknown, but the artist (who did both pencils and inks) trying to emulate Golden Age Jack Kirby is none other than future legend Harvey Kurtzman!

Hey, ya gotta start somewhere!

In fact, Harvey drew this and two other features (Lash Lighting, and Mr Risk) along with the cover!

And this was his second published comic!

Good thing he gave up trying to mimic The King and go his own stylistic way!

The Paul Revere Jr strip had a fourteen-story run beginning in 1942 in Ace's Banner Comics, which became Captain Courageous Comics, then got cancelled!

He moved over to Super-Mystery Comics, where he remained until mid-1945, when he ended his term of service, never to be seen again!

Next Week:
The Golem Returns...in the 1970s, battling Nazis alongside a one-shot super-hero in that character's third issue!
Confused?
Be here next Monday to see how it actually does make sense!