Comic Title: All American Men of War #83
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1961
On Sale Date: November 17, 1960 Copyright Date November 17, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Newsstand Date November 17, 1960
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V15 #9

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "Fighting Blind"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Johnny Cloud (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Irving H. Novick

Feature Character(s)

• Johnny Cloud (last appearance in All American Men of War #82; next appearance in All American Men of War #84)

Supporting Character(s)

• The Happy Braves (last appearance in All American Men of War #82; next appearance in All American Men of War #84)
• Tex Brown (Johnny's wingman; joins the Happy Braves in this story; next appearance in All American Men of War #84)

Villain(s)

• Various German fighter pilots (some die in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Smitty (a mechanic; no further appearances)
• Johnny's C.O. (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Mack (in flashback to the first story of All-American Men of War #82)

Synopsis:
On his first mission as leader of the Happy Braves, Johnny Cloud is assigned a new pilot, Lt. Tex Brown. Brown doesn't trust Johnny and during combat he is shot down, ruining the squadron's record for survival of first time pilots.

Johnny is then assigned to bomb an enemy target. When passing over the target, he sees a message from Tex. He lands and picks up the pilot, who though injured has survived. Before they can complete the mission, Johnny's plane is damaged in combat with enemy fighters. Johnny is blinded during the melee, so Tex must guide him by sight to shoot down the enemy targets. Once they return to base, Tex makes amends, and the squadron's survival record remains intact.