Marvel Mystery Comics #31
"Scuttle the Japs" is a wartime adventure from Marvel Mystery Comics #31 (1942), featuring the dynamic duo Torch and Toro in a high-stakes mission to thwart a Japanese carrier attack on San Francisco. Written and illustrated by Carl Burgos, this issue showcases the heroes’ daring tactics as they stow away aboard Admiral Nodope’s ship to free imprisoned marines and disable the enemy fleet. The striking cover by Al Gabriele captures the intensity of the moment, with the duo’s fiery resolve burning bright against the backdrop of war.
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor the Japanese send a carrier with planes to bomb San Francisco. Torch and Toro destroy all the planes but one and trail it back to the carrier. Toro wants to sink the carrier but Torch has them stowaway aboard Admiral Nodope's ship in order to free the imprisoned marines. Torch and Toro scuttle the carrier and Nodope's superior demands he stop the escaping marines. Torch melts the American steel over the Japanese and burns the snipers alive in their perches and the marines board a boat for home. As they go, Torch leaves a flaming 'V' in the sky above Japan.
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