Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943) is a Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures

-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...

 film serial

Serial (film)

Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...

 based on the comic strip

Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....

 by Frank V. Martinbek.

Production

Martinbek's comic strip was approved by the US Navy. The strip gained new meaning with the approach of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, which would also affect the serial: "Its presentation as a Universal serial in October 1941 - just before the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor

Attack on Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941...

in December - was one of the most timely contributions of the serial field."

Chapter titles

1. Trapped in the Blazing Sea
2. Battling a U-Boat
3. The Crash in the Clouds
4. The Scorpion Strikes
5. A Flaming Target
6. Ramming the Submarine
7. Bombed in the Ocean Depths
8. Blackout Treachery
9. The Torpedo Strikes
10. Blasted from the Skies
11. A Fight to the Death
12. The Death Trap
13. Capturing the Scorpion

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