Comic Title: Showcase #57
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1965
On Sale Date: May 27, 1965 Newsstand Date May 27, 1965
Source: House Ad, Our Fighting Forces #93, Page 30

Copyright Date May 27, 1965
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1965

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "Killer of the Skies"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted In:
Star Spangled War Stories #154 (1970)
Star Spangled War Stories #155 (1971)
America at War:The Best of DC War Comics HC (1979)
America at War:The Best of DC War Comics SC (1979)
Sgt. Rock Special #9 (1990)
Enemy Ace Archives Vol. 1 HC (2002)
Showcase Presents:Enemy Ace Vol. 1 TPB (2008)
DC Goes to War HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Enemy Ace (last appearance in Our Army at War #155; next appearance in Showcase #58)

Supporting Character(s)

• A wolf (last appearance in Our Army at War #155; next appearance in Showcase #58)
• Schmidt (not named in this story; last appearance in Our Army at War #155; next appearance in Showcase #58)

Villain(s)

• The Hunter (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Several Allied pilots (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several German pilots (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story takes place on and around August 12, 1915. This date did not appear in the original story. The date was added when the story was reformatted and reprinted in Star Spangled War Stories #155.

Synopsis:
While returning from a mission low on fuel, Enemy Ace is attacked by a French plane. He manages to escape the enemy's sights, then returns fire. He downs the French fighter and a bomber, but he is wounded in the encounter.

After returning to base, Von Hammer witnesses two German pilots fleeing from a Canadian ace called the Hunter. Enemy Ace forces the pilots to meet the Hunter's challenge. They are both shot down by the Canadian's superior flying skills. Enemy Ace vows to meet the Hunter in the skies at a later time.

Von Hammer recovers from his wounds and takes to the air to meet the Hunter. Both pilots are skilled and manage to damage their opponent's plane. Both pilots bring their planes in for crash landings. Von Hammer is uninjured, but the Hunter soon dies from the injuries sustained in the crash.