Star Spangled War Stories

"Death Whispers-Death Screams!"

Cover Date July 1968
Issue #139
Pages 23
Type Original Stories
Cover Price 15¢
Featured Character Hans von Hammer
Also Featuring Baron Otto von Hammer (first appearance; Hammer’s father); Schmidt; The Black Wolf
Guest Characters The Hangman

Synopsis

Von Hammer's wolf companion becomes the focus of this issue as the animal tracks a wounded soldier through the Black Forest while its master hunts in the skies above. The parallel is drawn with characteristic Kanigher subtlety — two predators, each haunted by what they are.

Collector Notes

One of the most beloved issues in the run for its unusual structure — intercutting the aerial combat with the wolf's ground-level journey through the forest. Kubert's depiction of the wolf is as expressive and emotionally rich as any human character in the series.

Creative Team

Writer Robert Kanigher
Penciler Joe Kubert
Inker Joe Kubert
Letterer Ben Oda