It would take about a year before DC Comics saw the value of U-Boats in scripts.
From March 6, 1940, German U-Boat 48 captain and crew receiving a heros welcomes around the time Flash Comics #4 was on the newsstands.
Herbert Schultze was a German U-boat commander of the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He commanded U-48 for eight patrols during the early part of the war, sinking 169,709 tons and earning him eighth place on the Aces of the Deep list. Due to several incidents of openly broadcasting his sinkings to alert the Allies of the plight of the crews, he became quite a celebrity even on the allied side.
Youtube provided by 'A Newsreel History of the Second World War'.
An in depth review of all 104 issues of this classic title from the 1940s.
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