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Having posted several World War II and post-war stories featuring Adolf Hitler as villain, I believe Hitler might be the most represented world figure of the era. Even with Japan and Italy as allies of Nazi Germany, I believe that Hitler stood out as the arch-villain of the day. In Military Comics #21 (1943) there are two stories featuring him. I showed the Blackhawk entry in Pappy’s # 1635 .
The Sniper is a second-string sort of hero. In his series he wandered around with his Robin Hood cap and his guns and dispatched enemies of democracy. Well, in the comics we have to suspend disbelief in order to follow the story, don’t we? The yellow cape alone would make him stand out in wartime Germany. I don’t think he could get far.
The feature appeared in Military Comics from issue #5 (1941) to #34 (1944), so he was strictly a wartime hero. This particular episode is drawn by Vernon Henkel, a comics journeyman whose work appeared from the 1930s until sometime in the 1950s when he went with a partner into educational filmstrips and industrial slides.
One of my favorite Hitler stories: Futuro takes Der Fuehrer “below”! Click on the thumbnail.
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