Military Comics #22

In the tense atmosphere of wartime espionage, the Blackhawks face a chilling mystery when a Nazi impostor slips into their ranks. With suspicion rising, Chop-Chop devises a daring test using a supposedly deadly "secret potion"—a clever ruse disguised as a spice-laced concoction. As each member is forced to drink it, only one remains unfazed, exposing the traitor among them.

Private Dogtag thinks a fake love note from movie star Dora Devine means she's fallen for him—until a disastrous encounter on stage at the U.S.O. convinces him otherwise. Devastated but inspired by patriotic duty, he volunteers for combat, only to end up stationed at a remote Arctic base where a Japanese submarine infiltration plot puts him in the unlikely position to become an unexpected hero. This 1943 humor story by Bart Tumey delivers the kind of slapstick chaos you'd expect when a lovesick soldier's misfortunes collide with wartime adventure.

When PT boat ensigns Paul Harvey and Perry Tobias mistake a whale for a Japanese submarine in the South Pacific, their embarrassment quickly turns to survival when the real enemy surfaces nearby. As the crippled American vessel comes under fire, an unexpected ally—the whale, still furious from its earlier encounter—charges repeatedly at the sub, giving Harvey and Tobias the opening they need to turn the tide. It's a wild tale of wartime chaos and nature's intervention on the high seas.

A Soviet freighter carrying a Russian Army captain with a vital secret message falls victim to a Nazi U-boat attack off Cape Hatteras, but the captain's body—and the crucial document—drift northward on cold currents and are discovered weeks later by fishermen off Labrador. Against all odds, the message reaches Washington intact, proving that even in wartime's darkest moments, duty can find a way through.

Sailor Danny picks up a bargain "Aladdin's lamp" in a Mediterranean port and rubs it to find a genie on the other end—only to discover the magical service comes with a very earthly price tag when the genie demands payment for refreshments. As Danny tries to unload his troublesome trinket on an unsuspecting collector, he finds himself caught between crooked pursuers after a secret message supposedly hidden on the lamp, bumbling cops, and his own desperate schemes to stay ahead of the chaos.