(5 Panels)
Panel 1: HANS VON HAMMER, the ENEMY ACE himself, is flying his Fokker Tri-Plane across the cloudy
skies. These aren’t so much hindering clouds so much as picturesque clouds,
however.
VON HAMMER: (Thought
Balloon) Once again, I take to the skies as part of an ever-darkening
war.
Panel 2: VON HAMMER looks out of his plane to the
skies as he searches for his quarry.
VON HAMMER: (Thought
Balloon) My mission: To hunt down the infamous scourge of the skies,
that dogged pilot who refuses to die.
Panel 3: VON HAMMER spots the shadow of a Sopwith
Camel flying across the clouds.
VON HAMMER: (Thought
Balloon) And then I see him. His plane is one of hundreds just like
it.
VON HAMMER (2): (Thought
Balloon) But the pilot? The pilot is unmistakable.
Panel 4: VON HAMMER’s plane goes into a maneuver that
will take him on an intercept course with the plane he saw in the previous
panel.
VON HAMMER: (Thought
Balloon) I move into position, ready to strike.
VON HAMMER (2): (Thought
Balloon) For today? Today, I shoot down…
Panel 5: Reveal panel – in the foreground is VON
HAMMER’s target. It’s SNOOPY in his World War One Flying Ace persona, flying a
vehicle that looks like a cross between his doghouse and the Sopwith Camel that
he believes it to be. SNOOPY looks over his shoulder as he tries to locate VON
HAMMER’s plane behind him.
In the background is
VON HAMMER’s Triplane, dramatically moving into position before pulling the
trigger so he can try to shoot down SNOOPY.
VON HAMMER: …The
World War One Flying Ace!
(END PAGE)
Amazing. When I saw your title, this is what I hoped you'd do, but I didn't think it would actually happen. Well done on bringing together the two greatest World War I comic book pilots into one excellent page. I hope that Snoopy makes it out alive, but I don't like his chances.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you should need to worry about Snoopy too much. He may have a knack for getting shot down, but he also has a knack for surviving. ;^)
DeleteWhat an unexpected but great combination of characters. A fun and well played one pager.
ReplyDeleteOh, MA-A-A-AN!!! These were my favourite Peanuts strips when I was a kid...Thank you for bringing The World War One Flying Ace back! Viva Schultz!
ReplyDeleteNice combo here that pays off with a funny last panel.
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