Soldiers of Fortune #1
"Meet Ace Carter" introduces Tom, a young runaway who stows away on a ship and is captured by pirates, spending years in their ranks before rising to power. After killing the pirate captain upon his capture of Lady Nancy Terrence, Tom takes the name Captain Crossbones. The story unfolds with Sheldon Moldoff handling both pencils and inks, while Ogden Whitney delivers the cover art.
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Tom runs away and stows on a ship as a youngster. He is eventually captured by pirates, where he grows to adulthood. When the captain captures Lady Nancy Terrence, Tom kills him and becomes Captain Crossbones.
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