HUNGNAM HANNAH

Real Name: Unrevealed (first name is possibly Hannah)

Identity/Class: Human (post-World War II Era) (Korean)

Occupation: Military leader

Group Membership: North Korean military

Affiliations: Captain Hu

Enemies: Battleship Burke, Salty Smith

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile in Korea during the Korean War

First Appearance: Navy Action I#1 (August, 1954)

Powers/Abilities: Hungnam Hannah was a capable military leader. She carried a pistol. She commanded an artillery piece which was likewise called "Hungnam Hannah."

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'2")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 104 lbs.)
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black

History:
(Navy Action I#1) - On December 10, 1950, Hungnam Hannah was in command of an Anzio Annie cannon which had the same alias as her. The giant cannon was mounted on skis so that it could be easily relocated to different positions in the hills near Hungnam.

    When the U.S. Navy sailors Battleship Burke and Salty Smith ventured up into the hills and discovered the cannon, Hungnam Hannah took them prisoner and ordered her subordinate Captain Hu to execute them. However, the two men caused an avalanche that buried Captain Hu in snow and Burke killed Hu with a sharp icicle to his chest. The two sailors used a tree trunk as a makeshift leg and bowled over Hannah as they fled downhill.

    Burke and Smith gave the location of the cannon to their destroyer but Hungnam Hannah had already moved the cannon to another position so that the attempted artillery assault missed the cannon. The cannon continued to fire on U.S. positions so Burke and Smith returned to the hills and discovered where it had been moved to. Burke and Smith killed Hungnam Hannah's guards and Burke shoved a snowball into Hannah's mouth to silence her. The two sailors moved the cannon on its skis so that it went downhill, over a cliff and into the ocean.

Comments: Created by an unidentified writer (possibly Hank Chapman) and Mac L. Pakula.

    All Asian femme fatales owe a great debt to Milton Caniff and his creation the Dragon Lady from the newspaper comic strip Terry and the Pirates.

Profile by Prime Eternal.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Hungnam Hannah should not be confused with:

• CHU SAN - Clark Mason foe--Spy Fighters I#11
• COMRADE CHINA - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#14
• HAN RIVER HELEN - Iron Mike McGraw foe--Marines in Battle I#1
• KAESONG KATIE - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#10
• KIMA - Doug Grant foe--Spy Cases I#15
• KOREA KATIE - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#13
• LEE-SIK - Iron Mike McGraw foe--Marines in Battle I#1
• LING - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#28
• MANCHURIA MARY - Battle Brady foe--Battle Brady I#11
• MUKTONG MOLLIE - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#19
• NITA - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#15
• GENERAL OLGA - Buzz Brand foe--Battle Action I#11
• PANTHER LADY - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#8
• THE PEARL OF PYONGYANG - Battle Brady foe--Battle Action I#8
• PUSAN POLLY - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#24
• RED MARY - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#21
• RED POPPY - Combat Casey foe--Combat Casey I#17
• THE SNAKE LADY OF SINYONG - Combat Casey foe foe--Combat Casey I#18
• SWEET LOTUS - Doug Grant foe--Spy Cases I#14
• THE WASP - Battle Brady foe--Battle I#25
• YALU RIVER ROSIE - Combat Kelly foe--Combat Kelly I#7
• other "Hungnam" or "Hannah" characters, groups, items, races or events, or any other beautiful Asian Communist women

Captain Hu

Captain Hu was a military officer under the command of Hungnam Hannah. Captain Hu was ordered to arrange the execution of Battleship Burke and Salty Smith. The two men caused an avalanche with their voices that buried Captain Hu in snow. As he recovered, Burke took an icicle and threw it into Hu's chest, killing him.

--Navy Action I#1

Hungnam Hannah

"Hungnam Hannah" was a name shared between the female military leader and a giant artillery cannon. The cannon was mounted on skis and fired on U.S. positions from the hills near Hungnam, relocating so that it was difficult for U.S. artillery to pinpoint its location. Battleship Burke and Salty Smith redirected the skis so that it went downhill, over a cliff and into the ocean.

--Navy Action I#1

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Navy Action I#1, page 2, panel 8 (Hannah, main)
Navy Action I#1, page 4, panel 4 (Hannah, face)
Navy Action I#1, page 3, panel 4 (Captain Hu)
Navy Action I#1, page 5, panel 6 (Hungnam Hannah cannon)

Appearances:
Navy Action I#1 (August, 1954) - unidentified writer, Mac L. Pakula (artist), Stan Lee (editor)

First posted: 08/06/2025
Last updated: 08/06/2025

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