Comic Title: Star Spangled War Stories #163
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1972
On Sale Date: April 11, 1972 Newsstand Date April 11, 1972
Source: Direct Currents, Brave and the Bold #102, Page 28

Newsstand Date April 11, 1972
Source: Comic Reader, #83

Copyright Date April 11, 1972
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1972

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Joe Kubert

Title: "The Ace Who Died Twice"
Pages: 16

Feature(s):
Balloon Buster (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted From:
All-American Men of War #114 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Balloon Buster (last appearance in All-American Men of War #113; next appearance in All-American Men of War #116)

Supporting Character(s)

• Major Michaels (last appearance in All-American Men of War #113; next appearance in All-American Men of War #116)
• General Talbot (last appearance in All-American Men of War #113; next appearance in All-American Men of War #116)

Villain(s)

• The Undertaker (a German pilot; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Several German pilots (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Raoul (a French pilot; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Denise (Raoul's sister; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Lt. Savage destroys two enemy balloons and a train, then returns to base. He is followed by two German planes. Savage takes to the air again to shoot them down, but he is blamed for leading them there. The General excuses Savage for the mistake because he admires his fighting ability.

Later when the German's attack a French town, Savage rescues a young French woman. Her brother, a pilot named Raoul, returns from combat, having been shot down by a German called the Undertaker. Savage allows the Frenchman to take his plane up to get his revenge.

As the plane takes off, Savage is forced to ride on the wing. He promises Raoul that he will allow him to kill the Undertaker. Raoul succeeds with Savage's help, but the Frenchman dies in the process. Savage then takes over the controls and lands the plane.