It’s time once more to see some real folk in comics form.

Adolf Hitler:

Captain von Marz of the battleship Kaiser Adolf is a particular type of comic book Hitler: the Nazi officer who just kind of looks like a parody of his own supreme leader. These guys are pretty handy for any 1940s comic book creator who wants to blow Hitler to atoms in the course of the story without having to account for his presence in later comics. (Military Comics 001, 1941)

Here’s a very cheekboney Hitler dispatching the Mad Violinist to spread terror in America. (Human Torch v1 005a, 1941)

Hitler is depicted along with Mussolini, the Sub-Mariner and Death, as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Destruction. It’s hard to say which Horseman he is subbing in for. War? is this just three Wars and Death? (Human Torch v1 005b, 1941)

In Human Torch v1 005b, the Sub-Mariner attempts conquer humanity wholesale and so we get a whole range of national leaders’ reactions to this, starting with Hitler:

Depicted along with Stalin, scoffing at the Human Torch’s warning and assuming that it must be a trick. (Human Torch v1 005b, 1941)

Benito Mussolini:

Seen making poor military decisions in the wake of the Sub-Mariner’s invasion of Gibraltar. (Human Torch v1 005b, 1941 

Franklin Roosevelt:

Takes the Patriot’s warning seriously in his traditional 3/4 profile. (Human Torch v1 005b, 1941)

Winston Churchill:

Likewise takes the warning (as delivered by the Human Torch) seriously. (Human Torch v1 005b, 1941)

Al Capone:

Rocky Perrone is another in the long line of gang bosses with Capone-esque names. (Doll Man Quarterly 001, 1941)

Hollywood Shuffle:

Here we have a real classic move: construct a Hollywood star’s name out of parts. In this case we have actor Greta Lamarr, as constructed out of Greta Garbo and Hedy Lamarr. (Hit Comics 010, 1941)

John Paul Jones:

Captain Foghorn of the Q-Boat claims to be a descendant of the famed privateer. (Military Comics 001, 1941)