Comic Title: Star Spangled War Stories #151
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1970
On Sale Date: April 21, 1970 Copyright Date April 21, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1970

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Joe Kubert

Title: "Flaming Bait"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Enemy Ace (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted From:
Our Army at War #153 (1965)

Feature Character(s)

• Enemy Ace (last appearance in Our Army at War #151; next appearance in Our Army at War #155)

Supporting Character(s)

• A wolf (last appearance in Our Army at War #151; next appearance in Our Army at War #155)
• Schmidt (not named in this story; last appearance in Our Army at War #151; next appearance in Our Army at War #155)

Villain(s)

• Several Allied pilots (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Erich and Werner Schloss (German pilots; die in this story; no further appearances)
• An unnamed photographer (dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
Two pages from the original story are not reprinted.

Synopsis:
Before leaving on a new mission, Hans Von Hammer is approached by a photographer. The Hammer of Hell is superstitious and refuses to allow his picture to be taken. Another pilot Erich Schloss does not share Von Hammer's fear and allows the photo. On the mission, Erich is shot down, lending proof to Von Hammer's superstition.

On the next flight, Erich's brother Werner has his picture taken. During the mission, Von Hammer tries to protect Werner, but anti-aircraft fire downs Werner's plane. Von Hammer blames himself for the death of the brothers.

To thwart the curse, Von Hammer allows his own picture to be taken before the next mission. He survives several near miss encounters, but he brings his plane back intact. However, the photographer that took his picture was killed on the ground.