U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #5

In a wild twist of wartime satire, the Victory Boys find themselves tracking down a missing Maxie Stein after he’s captured during a hunting trip gone wrong—only to discover the real quarry is Adolf Hitler, Hirohito, and Benito Mussolini, staging a bizarre retreat in the Black Forest to hide their failures from a visiting dignitary. With the fate of their comrade hanging in the balance, the team must face off against the trio of villains in a high-stakes showdown that tests their courage and quick thinking.

In "Murder, Unlimited," the Black Widow is sent by Satan to claim the soul of Karl Koodamore, a murderer-for-hire whose deadly schemes begin with a stage assassination. As she moves through a web of deceit, the Black Widow eliminates Koodamore’s henchmen—Sparks, Pete, and Henderson—each in their own twisted way, leaving only the mastermind to face her final, merciless reckoning.

In the wake of a devastating earthquake in Shanghai, young Jonah Lamb sets out to rebuild his life, only to cross paths with the enigmatic drifter Budd Powers. Together, they stumble upon a village under siege by ruthless Chinese bandits, and must find their courage in a fight for survival.

In a 1942 adventure from U.S.A. Comics #5, the Fighting Hobo—Butch Brogan—finds unexpected inspiration in a copy of Shakespeare, even as his fellow hobos tease him. When he witnesses a woman’s dog being stolen for ransom, he steps forward to track down the kidnappers, proving that even the most unlikely hero can rise to the occasion.

The Blue Blade races to the Pacific coast after the Japanese entry into the war, arriving just in time to intercept a pair of spies targeting a brilliant scientist and his daughter. With the fate of a powerful atomic smashing machine hanging in the balance, the hero must outwit both the un-named Japanese spy and the mysterious Sandai, who seems to have his own plans for the device.

In a quiet forest clearing, young Bobby ventures beyond his mother’s warnings and stumbles upon Gypo, a gypsy giant whose attempts to intimidate only amuse the boy. When Gypo’s un-named wife arrives and the pair must tend to their mischievous pet dragon, the giant’s sense of purpose wavers—until an unexpected connection forms between him and the curious child.

Sergeant Dix is back in uniform and headed to Panama when he reunites with his old friend Fish Face Friday, the ship’s cook, whose unorthodox methods might just be the key to surviving a surprise attack. As the Japanese strike, the tension boils over in the galley—where one enemy soldier’s attempt to poison the crew takes a very messy turn.

In 1942, Don Caldwell, an American exchange student in South America, finds himself drawn to the legend of El Gaucho, a heroic figure from the past. After a chance encounter with an old man who entrusts him with the fallen hero’s costume, Don takes up the mantle to defend the region from the Nazis. When he learns the fight against tyranny extends beyond South America, he sets out to return home, ready to become the American Avenger.