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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: Marvel
Title: Young Allies
Page Count: 68
Genre: Humor, Science Fiction, Superhero
Era: Golden
Cover Price: 0.10 USD
Cover Date: April 1943
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Country: United States
The Young Allies arrive in Bonara, but don't make a very good impression on the President. However, all is made right, and they are invited to a reception at the Presidential Palace that evening. There the boys rescue the President from the clutches of the Ambassador of Death, but three Allies are captured and the villain is unmasked as the Secretary to the original six good will ambassadors!; While skipping school one day to go fishing, Tommy "catches" a bottle housing a genie that grants him one wish. Learning that Tommy hates school, the genie gives him the "Clock of Ages," which allows the lad to go back to the time of Robin Hood.; The remaining Young Allies track down where their friends were taken by the Ambassador of Death and rescue them in time. The local natives, who believe that the villain has unleashed the revenge of their sun-god upon them, grab the Ambassador and fling him to his death into a fiery pit.; Ching Wing is found alive and he reveals that the Japanese have built a secret tunnel to Japan, through which they move their ships and supplies.; Norman's two nephews want in to see the football game, but the cheap seats are sold out. So, Norman decides to let the boys earn their way into the game by selling football programs for a quarter each.; A Chinese pilot accidently discovers a secret Japanese naval base at Shoto Island, and radios back the news before he is shot down. However, the evil Serpent, fearful that the secret will be revealed by anyone who has heard, begins a campaign of murder against those who could reveal that secret.; The Serpent succeeds in capturing Ling Toy and the Young Allies and returns them to Tokyo for torturing. However, they escape, give Hirohito a rough time, then escape the city leaving half of Tokyo in flames.; When a group of goodwill ambassadors from the United States are murdered, the Young Allies decide to take their place in South America, with the permission of President Roosevelt.; The Serpent discovers the Young Allies and Ling Toy in an airplane, and crashes into it, but all escape safely. Landing by parachute, the Young Allies discover local coolies being sold off at a slave auction for the Japanese, and decide to disguise themselves as slave laborers in order to enter the dreaded Temple of Never-Return and see if they can discover the secret that Ching Wing had discovered.