The Greek Resistance in comics
by
Mike
on Sun 05 Nov 2006 11:49 PM EST |
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During some down time this afternoon, I read a 1946 issue of Airboy (v3, #4) that I picked up a few months ago at the 2006 Buckeye Comic Con.
The issue’s final story is an Iron Ace yarn that features a young Greek
orphan named Mike. The tale opens as Captain Britain (a.k.a. The
Iron Ace) is flying Mike from a camp in Italy back to his home on the
island of Crete. Along the way, Captain Britain learns that Mike
is the living reincarnation of Icarus, Iron Ace does battle with the
immortal Daedelus, and they all meet up with Pluto, the Prince of Hades. At
the end of the story, Mike decides to tell Captain Britain the story of
the Greek Resistance forces of Crete:
The rest of Mike’s tale remains a mystery, because the above panels are
actually the final panels of the story. I looked around for more
information regarding "Captain Alexandropolus" and I was unable to find
anything on the Internet. I also checked the books Red Acropolis, Black Terror and the Time-Life World War II volume Partisans and Guerillas
and I came up empty. I’m not sure if Captain Alexandropolus was a
real figure or some kind of composite, but I sure would like to know
more.
Further reading
The Greek Civil War marxists.org