Submarine Attack #27

(April 1961)

The Derelict (Table of Contents: 1)

Rear Admiral Maxie Haines / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Gill ? (sourced)

Pencils

Bill Molno (sourced)

Inks

Vince Alascia (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (sourced)

Job Number

A-104

Genre

war

Characters

Averill (reporter); Jim (Engineering Officer); Lieutenant John Welles (submarine captain); Rear Admiral Maxie Haines

Synopsis

Admiral Maxie Haines tells an inquisitive reporter the story of how the submarine, the Moonfish, became a derelict. In December of 1941, the Japanese had attacked the sub stationed in the Philippines, with the skipper Lieutenant John Welles having to give his life for it. However the sub later runs aground on an island where the Japanese then gain control of it. There they repair it and take the Admiral and Engineering Officer away with them in the sub. However, in an unfamiliar sub, the Japanese are tricked into flooding it, trapping themselves inside while the two prisoners manage to escape.

Depth Charge (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Gill ?

Pencils

Charles Nicholas (sourced)

Inks

Sal Trapani (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

A-105

Genre

war

Characters

Nazi submarine captain; U.S. submarine captain

Synopsis

In the Norwegian sea a U.S. submarine, the U.S.S. Skipmarl, narrowly manages to outmaneuver and sink two Nazi destroyers.

Surrender (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1.9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Characters

Bill Jenkins; Frank Buttly; Jim Randells (Executive Officer); Sam Perkins; U.S. submarine Commanding Officer

Synopsis

The captain of the Tanger is ordered to go to the Ogoshi Sea in Japan to sink Japanese supply ships. One day he is saddened to learn that the Japanese have killed his mentor Bill Jenkins. He destroys many ships and, having finished his torpedoes, wants to return to base. Instead he is approached by Japanese battleships which surround the sub and wait for it emerge. He receives from the Japanese the message "Surrender!". Preparing for a final battle he surfaces. There a Japanese motorboat approaches telling him, that after the atom bomb was dropped, the Emperor had ordered them to surrender.

Indexer Notes

No credits.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.1 page (report information)

Script

Pat Masulli

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of ownership, management and circulation. Compiled by Patrick J. Masulli (editor). Notary public: Angela M. Salemme. Average circulation in the 12 months preceding September 30, 1960: 109,318.

The Enemy On Ice (Table of Contents: 5)

Lieutenant Bill Sanderson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Gill ?

Pencils

Charles Nicholas (signed as ChaSal)

Inks

Sal Trapani (signed as ChaSal)

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Job Number

A-103

Genre

war

Characters

Lieutenant Bill Sanderson (U.S. submarine captain)

Synopsis

In August 1943, the Holtzheidt, a German heavy cruiser, goes north to Greenland where only the submarine, the U.S.S. Garwhal, can hope to sink it. There the sub fires on the raider while staying far enough away from the turrets' firing range. One torpedo finds the mark. The captain then calls in the bombers to finish it off, which they do. They go verify and decide to leave before they're iced up.

The China Sea Sinking (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain John Prentiss / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Gill ?

Pencils

Sam Glanzman (signed as S. J. G)

Inks

Sam Glanzman (signed as S. J. G)

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Job Number

7245

Genre

war

Characters

Captain Henry Ballard (U.S.S. Skimmer captain); Captain John Prentiss (U.S. submarine captain); Kenneth C. Oldring (U.S. submariner, Tom's brother); U.S. skindivers [Jardine; Tom Oldring]

Synopsis

The U.S.S. Skimmer submarine, with officer Major Kinroe carrying vital documents, defends itself valiantly against a Japanese bomber but is sunk. Another sub is then sent on a recovery mission, trying to anticipate the Japanese. Upon arrival, two skindivers go see what they can recover and find that the crew after four days is miraculously still alive. They then rig the submarine with explosives and wait till the Japanese come to set them off.

Indexer Notes

Cover story.