Synopsis
The absolute cornerstone milestone of the franchise, marking the historic first appearance and debut of the 'Hammer of Hell'. Stationed at his frontline airfield, Rittmeister Hans von Hammer commands the skies over the Western Front in his iconic, solid-crimson aircraft. This 15-page debut chronicles his lethal aerial interceptions against an Allied observation balloon team and an elite British squadron flying Sopwith Camels. Robert Kanigher's revolutionary script immediately establishes the series' signature dual structure, violently shifting from the mechanical slaughter of high-altitude cockpit dogfights to the heavy, melancholic stillness of the Black Forest, where the solitary pilot walks alongside his newly introduced companion, The Black Wolf.
