Comic Title: G.I. Combat #124
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1967
On Sale Date: April 11, 1967 Newsstand Date April 11, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Sea Devils #35, Page 32

Copyright Date April 11, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967

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

Title: "Death of a Boy -- Birth of a Man"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Irving H. Novick

Feature Character(s)

• Johnny Cloud (last appearance in G.I. Combat #124; next appearance in Our Army at War #191)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tex Brown (last appearance in All-American Men of War #117; no further appearances)
• The Happy Braves (last appearance in All-American Men of War #115; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• The Hammer and his men (German pilots; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The Smoke-Maker (in flashback; last appearance in All-American Men of War #115; no further appearances)
• Lt. Henry Short (a young pilot; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Johnny Cloud (as a boy; last appearance in All-American Men of War #117; next appearance in Our Fighting Forces #128)

Synopsis:
Johnny Cloud and his squadron meet a group of enemy planes led by an ace named the Hammer. Johnny's squadron loses the fight, but he shoots down the Hammer's younger brother. The enemy ace promises to get revenge.

Johnny and the remaining members of his squadron return to their base and pick up a new pilot, young Henry Short. When Henry joins Johnny in the skies, the Hammer tries to shoot down the young pilot. Short's plane is severly damaged, but he manages to stay in the air while Johnny shoots down the Hammer. Henry then nurses his damaged plane to a safe landing and is accepted as a man.