Military Comics #23

"King Kono" kicks off in 1943 with a jungle-bound tale of survival and power, as Mike Kono—once a fugitive from Devil’s Island—rises to become the feared king of a remote Jivaro tribe. When two Japanese soldiers crash-land in the Orinoco wilderness and are taken in by Kono, their alliance sets the stage for tension in the jungle. The Blackhawks are soon dispatched to Venezuela, drawn by whispers of a hidden Japanese airbase, but the truth beneath the surface is far more complex. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by John Cassone, with a striking cover by Alex Kotzky, this issue blends wartime intrigue with the mythic scale of a jungle kingdom.