Knightsofold Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Death-Bird Squadron(Table of Contents) The Angel / text story / 2 pages (report information) -script: David C. Cooke (signed) Pencils: Charles J. Mazoujian [as C.J.M.] (signed) Inks: Charles J. Mazoujian [as C.J.M.] (signed) Colors: ? Letters: typeset Genre:superheroCharacters:The Angel [Tom Halloway]; the Nazis (villains, some die)Synopsis:The Angel takes matters into his own hands against the Nazis, who without warning attack the Polish town of Grybow. The above from gcd onnthe text story within mmc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 A bit OT, but it's interesting how early this clearly anti-Japanese cover is -- on the stands more than a year and a half before Pearl Harbor. Although I think the bad guys are not specifically labeled Japanese in the interior story, given that China was a U.S. ally, I think it would have been clear to readers that they were meant to be Japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 A bit OT, but it's interesting how early this clearly anti-Japanese cover is -- on the stands more than a year and a half before Pearl Harbor. Although I think the bad guys are not specifically labeled Japanese in the interior story, given that China was a U.S. ally, I think it would have been clear to readers that they were meant to be Japanese. Looks pretty close to a quick Google search for WWII Japanese uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightsofold Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I wonder what the first cover that was against a clearly marked japanese military. Was Pep comic's first anti nazi cover (marked by swastica) really as late as #19 in July 1941? I'm surprised by that. What was that publishers first swastica cover published? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrevvy Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Was Pep comic's first anti nazi cover (marked by swastica) really as late as #19 in July 1941? I'm surprised by that. What was that publishers first swastica cover published? If you mean MLJ when you say publisher, it would be the Top Notch #2 that has been the subject of much of the debate in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 On 1/1/2017 at 8:49 PM, BB-Gun said: Thanks DM (and sorry I forgot to mention that the scans I reposted were yours). By the way, Amazing Man 8 (Dec 1939) is also a WWII cover. Amazing Man is trapped in a Nazi concentration camp in Poland. Arm bands and swastikas can be found in the story. Unfortunately, no symbols on the cover. The stories carry more impact based on real world events than the mythical characters used by MLJ and DC writers. This story was published before Top-Notch 2 which was dated Jan 1940. Also worth noting is that Feature Funnies #10 (July, 1938) mentioned concentration camps, which is the earliest comic book I’ve seen do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 So is MMC 4 the first nazi flag cover, as CGC says? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I’m guessing Top Notch 2 is the first cover with a definitive nazi insignia, but on the wing of the airplane. So I guess MMC 4 is still accurately described as the first nazi flag cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
