Johnny Hazard (10)

Vol. 2: 1945-1947

by Frank Robbins

Chapter 10: Danger À La Carte

Mar 31 - Aug 16, 1947

08/05/22

Mar 31-Apr 1, 1947 - Johnny ponders his situation. Blitz tries to cheer him up.

Most of the intrigue here is in the final panel of the second strip where an unknown and unseen man studies Johnny’s picture in the newspaper.

08/06/22

Apr 2-3, 1947 - a number of people around town take notice of Johnny in the story about him in the newspaper.

I’m not sure where this is all leading.

08/07/22

Apr 4-5, 1947 - Blitz leaves the hotel on foot. He is headed to the hospital to see Robin. A car starts to follow him down the street.

Johnny Hazard (9)

Vol. 2: 1945-1947

by Frank Robbins

Chapter 9: The Stout Man

Jan 20 - Mar 29, 1947

07/01/22

Jan 20-21, 1947 - Brandy types up her story about Major Risk. Johnny gets hired by Timely Malcolm to fly Brandy around.

Once again there is a clean break and the title for this story is clearly stated up front.

07/02/22

Jan 22-23, 1947 - Johnny volunteers to catch a flight to San Tomayo to pick up some parts needed to repair his plane.

No sign of Brandy in these two strips. It looks like she won’t be part of this story, unless I am quite mistaken.

07/03/22

Jan 24-25, 1947 - the airplane is getting ready to leave when one final passenger runs up and boards the plane, Blitz Martin.

Johnny Hazard (8)

Vol. 2: 1945-1947

by Frank Robbins

Chapter 8: Major Risk

Nov 4, 1946 - Jan 18, 1947

05/20/22

Nov 4-5, 1946 - Johnny and Brandy arrive in Querrero. They find the news bureau and learn about the story that Brandy needs to cover. Government troops have surrounded a group of local bandits led by an American named Major Risk.

It isn’t explicitly clear to me that Major Risk is American but the way Johnny refers to him makes me think that he is.

05/21/22

Nov 6-7, 1946 - Brandy talks Johnny into flying her into the danger zone. They are met by the general in charge of the government’s offensive when then get there.

05/22/22

Nov 8-9, 1946 - Brandy and Johnny run into Blitz Martin, another journalist. He’s content to stay put and watch from a distance. Brandy is eager to interview Major Risk before the government troops kill him.

Martin all but dares Brandy to put her life on the line by crossing the battlefield. Martin calls her By-line Brandy, the babe who’s on the spot with all she’s got. There is a subtle implication that she and Blitz might have been an item once. She refers to him as Loose Lip Martin.

Johnny Hazard (7)

Vol. 2: 1945-1947

by Frank Robbins

Chapter 7: The Flying Freight Mystery

Jun 17 - Nov 2, 1946

03/13/22

Jun 17-18, 1946 - Johnny and Brandy are getting ready to fly from French Guiana to San Francisco when they discover that there might be a problem. The plane that was supposed to take them is being loaded full of cargo.

The title for this story is in the caption box of the first panel. This story begins the morning after the previous one ended. Brandy has yet to give up on winning Johnny over.

Johnny Hazard (6)

Vol. 2: 1945-1947

by Frank Robbins

Chapter 6: Fancy Fluff

Nov 20, 1945 - Jun 15, 1946

12/01/21

Nov 20, 1945 - Johnny and Slocum get discharged. A mysterious woman sees Johnny’s picture in the Daily Bugle and gets interested in him.

My guess is that the mysterious woman is Fancy Fluff. She doesn’t look like the angelic type. I wonder what she’s got in mind.

12/02/21

Nov 21-22, 1945 - Johnny and Slocum get some civilian clothes but the adjustment to civilian life ain’t easy.

Humor.

12/03/21

Nov 23-24, 1945 - Johnny and Slocum sneak into the hotel the back way when they discover that a cluster of reporters is waiting to see Johnny in the hotel’s lobby. When they get to their room the door is already open. Someone is waiting for them but it isn’t Brandy.

I still have no idea what this mysterious woman is all about. Robbins seems to be teasing the readers with these brief peeks at her. I assume that it won’t be long now before her motives become clearer.