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- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From the flaming maelstrom of lead filled skies
- Genre
- war
Whistlin' Willie is the name of the plane.
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- L. B. Cole ?; ?
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- superhero; war
- Characters
- Firebird; Valkyrie (villain)
- Synopsis
- A specially-designed Messerschmitt fighter is wreaking havoc on Allied planes. Firebird discovers it is piloted by The Valkyrie, a woman who wants to make "women of Germany air-conscious" because "Germany is losing the war." Firebird kills her and ends the menace.
- Keywords
- Hermann Goering; Hitler
The splash page is typical L.B. Cole work (black background, bright colors). Bails credits Cole with pencils and inks on this title and the last five stories in this issue all look like his work.
The costumed hero "Firebird" has no origin story--this seems to have been his only appearance.
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- non-fiction; war
The ground crews are unsung heroes of the war.
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- non-fiction; war
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- Governor Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania governor develops fishing kits that are placed on rubber rafts for marooned flyers.
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- non-fiction; aviation; war
Drawings and descriptions of planes used by U.S. allies in World War II.