Blue Beetle #21
In "The Black Genie," young Wing Lee fights back after his village is overrun by Japanese forces, leading a daring escape with fellow prisoners and joining a resistance mission under Chiang Kai-Shek to sabotage enemy supply lines. This 1943 issue, illustrated with tense, dynamic energy by Jack Alderman, captures the grit and urgency of wartime resistance. The cover, by Dan Barry and Allen Ulmer, sets the tone with a striking image of defiance and danger.
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Wing Lee's village is invaded by the Japanese and he is imprisoned. He organizes the prisoners into a guerilla unit and they escape to join up with Chiang Kai-Shek, who gives the task of destroying enemy munitions and installations to the boys.
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