Combat Kelly #20 — Nick Peron

Aug 31

Aug 31 Combat Kelly #20

Combat Kelly

June 1944, France: Combat Kelly and Cookie Novak are on patrol when they come across a Nazi supply truck and attack it, it suddenly explodes violently. Wondering what was inside the truck that could have had such a powerful explosive, the pair examine the wreckage, but the only clue they find is a scrap of metal that reads "Vergeltungswaffen V1-1944". Suddenly they are attacked by German motorcycle troops but easily defeat them.

However they are soon captured by the Germans and taken to their leader. They learn that they had destroyed a shipment of V-1 rockets that were destined to be launched on Britain on June 12th. The commanding officer orders that Combat and Cookie be brought out into the forest and shot. However they make a break for it and although Cookie twists his ankle, they manage to kill their would-be executioner and escape. Taking Cookie under cover, Combat sneaks onto the German base later that night and rewires the guidance systems on most of the V-1 Rockets and flees.

The next day when the Germans launch their V-1 rockets, all except one reach their intended target of Britain. The rest strike Berlin instead causing much destruction. Listening to radio broadcasts from his bunker, Hitler is furious to hear that only one of his 68 V-1 rockets struck Britain and wonders what happened. When Hermann Goering enters his room and shows him the remains of one of his rockets. Hitler is furious and orders him to cover up the failed part of the mission.

Meanwhile, somewhere in France Combat Kelly and Cookie Novak continue on their patrol.

Recurring Characters

Combat Kelly
Cookie Novak
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Goring

Cookie, the Commie Collector

While Combat Kelly is away on a pass, he tells Yamakayaka to keep an eye on his friend Cookie Novak. While out on patrol, Cookie tells Yama that he doesn't need a baby sitter. Not being fully observant, Cookie keeps on missing sneak attacks thanks to Yamakayaka stopping the enemies behind his friend's back. Eventually fed up with Yama following him around, Cookie tricks him into playing a game of hide and seek and runs off while Yama counts to 1000.

However, Cookie is captured and strung up in a tree by Chinese soldiers and Yamakayama easily finds him. Yama then beats up all the Chinese soldiers and frees Cookie. When Cookie comes around he believes that he himself defeated the enemy soldiers. He loads them up in a jeep and drives them back to base to be imprisoned leaving Yamakayaka to walk back to base. When Yama arrives there, Cookie is being awarded with a medal. As Combat Kelly returns from his leave, Yamakayaka tells him what really happened.

Recurring Characters

Combat Kelly
Cookie Novak
Yamakayaka

Combat Kelly

Combat Kelly and Cookie Novak have been captured by Korea Katie and separated. Combat has been tied to a big wheel and is to be spun and knives thrown at him when he refuses to reveal any secrets. However when he refuses to talk, Katie's minion spins the wheel too fast and it comes off it's spinner and rolls down a hill allowing Combat Kelly to escape. He bowls into a number of Chinese troops and forces an enemy supply truck to crash as he rolls away. When he finally stops, he is freed from his shackles by a South Korean woman named Koo who explains that Korea Katie also sentenced her to be executed and is seeking to get revenge.

Needing to find Cookie, who is being given the water torture somewhere, Koo agrees to help Combat and leads him to a cave where Korea Katie operates. There Combat guns down Katie's guards and frees Cookie. As they flee the cave, Korea Katie and her surviving troops try to follow after them, but Koo tosses in a stick of dynamite that explodes killing everyone inside. When Combat and Cookie commend Koo for a job well done they realize that she is cry, and she reveals to them that Korea Katie was her sister and that she set out to kill her to avenge the disgrace she put upon their family.