Brûlant #5
"Peloton d'exécution" in Brûlant #5 (1968) delivers a gripping wartime tale from writer Robert Kanigher and artists Irv Novick, whose dynamic interior work brings the tension to life. When a new pilot, Silent Bear from the reservation, joins Johnny’s unit and becomes a rival for Nurse Running Deer’s affection, their bond is tested when both are shot down and captured by Nazis. Forced into a brutal POW revolt, they escape and hijack a German plane—only for Silent Bear to be mortally wounded. As Johnny fights to survive, he feels Silent Bear’s final, guiding hand steering the plane to victory, ending in a desperate parachute jump. Cover by Irv Novick.
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A new pilot joins Johnny's outfit. It's Silent Bear from the reservation, and a rival for Nurse Running Deer's love - and Johnny's better, he thinks. They're both shot down and captured by Nazis who plan to bomb the American radar station. Johnny and Silent Bear stage a revolt of the POWs, shoot free, and hijack a German plane - but Silent Bear is mortally wounded. Still, Johnny wedges him in the cockpit, and feels Silent Bear steering the plane, shooting down the bombers, and forcing Johnny to parachute out as the stricken plane crashes. He and Running Deer weep.
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