Military Comics No. 33 was published by Quality Comics in October 1944. The cover art by Al Bryant depicts Blackhawk leading the Blackhawk Squadron, as well as Chop-Chop, into battle. This issue features the Blackhawks in “Let the Band Play Dixie,” the Sniper in “The Opium Gambit,” Private Dogtag in “If Wishes were Horses,” the short story “The Cow of China,” P.T. Boat in the “Lord of Longley,” and the Secret War News comic “Flying Commandoes Smash Jap Armies.”
Military Comics told “stories of the Army and Navy” and introduced the Blackhawk Squadron in issue No. 1 in August 1941. The Squadron was led by the Polish pilot Blackhawk, who battled the Nazi army that killed his brother and sister. The rest of the squadron was a motley crew of international military men with specialized skills to help defeat the Axis powers. World War II inspired many stories of patriotic heroes and Axis villains in American comic books that often encouraged supporting the war effort on its covers and throughout its pages. Military Comics was later renamed Modern Comics after issue number 43 in October 1945 following the end of World War II.
This item is one of over 30 medical-military objects collected by Harold B. Price, Chief Pharmacist's Mate, U.S. Navy, during his deployment in the Pacific theater during World War II. The material is all associated with the Japanese military and most of the items were collected on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll. The island was the site of intense fighting during the Battle of Tarawa, November 20-23, 1943.
Mr. Price loaned the material to the Smithsonian in August, 1944, and it was immediately put on public display. The original loan included a Japanese microscope and accessories which were returned to Price in November 1946. The remainder of the material was retained in the collection as a permanent gift.
This item is one of over 30 medical-military objects collected by Harold B. Price, Chief Pharmacist's Mate, U.S. Navy, during his deployment in the Pacific theater during World War II. The material is all associated with the Japanese military and most of the items were collected on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll. The island was the site of intense fighting during the Battle of Tarawa, November 20-23, 1943.
Mr. Price loaned the material to the Smithsonian in August, 1944, and it was immediately put on public display. The original loan included a Japanese microscope and accessories which were returned to Price in November 1946. The remainder of the material was retained in the collection as a permanent gift.
This item is one of over 30 medical-military objects collected by Harold B. Price, Chief Pharmacist's Mate, U.S. Navy, during his deployment in the Pacific theater during World War II. The material is all associated with the Japanese military and most of the items were collected on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll. The island was the site of intense fighting during the Battle of Tarawa, November 20-23, 1943.
Mr. Price loaned the material to the Smithsonian in August, 1944, and it was immediately put on public display. The original loan included a Japanese microscope and accessories which were returned to Price in November 1946. The remainder of the material was retained in the collection as a permanent gift.
Small, yellow cardboard box with red and brown print containing aspirin tablets. During World War II, manufacturers substituted paper packaging for metal packging in order to conserve metals for the war effort. These packages were known as "Victory Packages." Printed in red on the back of this package: "BECAUSE STEEL IS NEEDED FOR TANKS, GUNS, PLANES, SHIPS."
Police Comics No. 22 was published by Quality Comics in September 1943. Jack Cole illustrated the cover that depicts Plastic Man disarming a bad guy located behind him with a double-fisted head punch. The cover has an inset image of The Spirit. This issue features Plastic Man in "The Eyes Have It!" Manhunter in "Dr. Sackville," and The Spirit in "The Morger Boys." Other stories featured the characters Dewey Drip, Flatfoot Burns, The Human Bomb, Dick Mace, Burp The Twerp, Destiny, Super Snooper and Phantom Lady.
Police Comics was an anthology comic that featured the exploits of Plastic Man, Phantom Lady, The Spirit, Mouthpiece, Human Bomb, Firebrand, 711, and Manhunter in 127 issues published between August 1941 and October 1953. In issue 103, the book shifted from superhero tales to realistic detective stories of “suspense, mystery, and adventure” that featured Private Eye Ken Shannon and Treasury Department agent Pete Trask.