Star Spangled War Stories #145

Star Spangled War Stories #145 (On Sale: April 15, 1969) has another Joe Kubert Enemy Ace cover.

"Return of the Hangman" featuring Enemy Ace is by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert. After a successful battle with a squadron of  British planes, von Hammer turns over the reigns of  his squadron to three veteran pilots. However, one of them is soon killed by the Hangman, who von Hammer had thought he had killed

The Hangman survived his crash and was nursed back to health by his sister. Von Hammer is unable to stop the vengeful French pilot from killing the other two of his squadron leaders.

Finally the Enemy Ace meets the Hangman in the killer skies. The battle is fierce, but von Hammer leads the Frenchman into some powerlines, resulting in the Hangman crashing once again. Von Hammer's plane is battered, forcing an emergency landing in the woods.

He crawls from the wreckage to find a pack of wolves closing in on him. At the last moment, his hunting companion, the black wolf, shows up and protects the injured von Hammer from the pack. This story was reprinted in Enemy Ace Archives Vol. 2 HC and Showcase Presents: Enemy Ace Vol. 1 TPB.

Edited by Joe Kubert.