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Fightin Air Force #39
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | July 1963 | Price: 0.12 USD | Pages: 36 | Editing: Pat Masulli |
| Cover | The 50th Mission |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Nicholas | Inks: Vince Alascia |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Cover not signed, but uses a splash page from inside which is, hence credits above. |
| Comic Story | A Pro Is Born (4 pages) |
| Credits | Job #: A-2242 |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Set in World War 2. |
| Comic Story | The Human Factor (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cold war story as Communist bogies test the nerve of America's air defences over the Polar skies. |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Nicholas (signed) | Inks: Vince Alascia (signed) | Job #: A-2638 |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Comic Story | The Last Barrier (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A "What If" story set during the Cuban missile crises. An unarmed US jet convinces a Russian freighter, loaded with technicians, to turn back by convincing the captain the pilot will crash-dive into the ship if he doesn't. |
| Credits | Job #: A-2637 |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Text Article | From New York to Victory (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Account of the happenings in 1781, during the war for American independence. |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: War; Fact |
| Notes | Story reads like it is part of a continuing feature. |
| Comic Story | The Killer Group (4 pages) |
| Credits | Job #: A-2640 |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Korean War story. |
| Comic Story | 50th Mission (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | As Moore nears his fiftieth combat mission, after which he can return home, the pressure starts to get to him, causing friction with his less experienced crew. His superiors offer him the chance of leave, but he turns them all down. After mission fifty, he volunteers for ten more, so he can help out a new crew. |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Nicholas (signed) | Inks: Vince Alascia (signed) | Job #: A-2639 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Major Art Moore |
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