Showcase

"Killer of the Skies"

Cover Date August 1965
Issue #57
Pages 24
Type Original Stories
Cover Price 12¢
Featured Character Hans von Hammer
Also Featuring The Black Wolf
Guest Characters The Hunter (Canadian Ace)

Synopsis

Enemy Ace receives his own featured slot in DC's prestigious Showcase try-out title — the launching pad for many of DC's greatest characters. Von Hammer faces a legendary Allied ace in a fateful duel above the Western Front. The battle is brutal, the outcome inevitable, and the aftermath devastating.

Collector Notes

Showcase #57 is the most widely recognized Enemy Ace issue and the one most fans encounter first. The issue's success led directly to the character's ongoing series placement in Star Spangled War Stories.

Creative Team

Writer Robert Kanigher
Penciler Joe Kubert
Inker Joe Kubert
Letterer Gaspar Saladino