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| Excellent book! Thank you, Jon |
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| Last week, I saw the short TV series 'Band of Brothers' and 'The Pacific' which I can really recommend, although some scenes are very intense. It is therefore certainly interesting to take a look at these comics now. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 1 |
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| Cover | Victory at Gavutu |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: The Japanese |
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| Foreword/Afterword | Trophies of War (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Table of contents and photo of Marine Private Frank Massaro holding trophies from Guadalcanal. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Includes indicia. |
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| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | Victory at Gavutu (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Father James J. Fitzgerald; Captain Sweeney; Captain Harold L. Torgerson; Dr. Burke; Dr. Eisenberg; Dr. Thorne; Corp. Ralph W. Fordyce; P.F.C. Ronald A. Burdo; Corp. George F. Grady; Lt. Colenel Robert G. Hunt |
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| Comic Story | Birth of the Marines (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: George Washington; Lt. John Paul Jones; Captain Pearson |
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| Featuring | Monte Zuma and Trip O'Lee |
| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Monte Zuma; Trip O'Lee |
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| Text Article | Hellcat Out of Heaven (6 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Major Joseph J. Foss |
| Notes | Format is a cross between a comic and a text article. It's panelled like a comic but no dialogue and all text is typeset. |
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| PSA | Your Blood Can Save Him (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Public Service ad for the American Red Cross. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: Typeset |
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| Text Story | Battle of the Ditch (3 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Jiggs Williams |
| Notes | Last page also has photo of Marine Corps Raiders. |
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| Text Story | Wildcat in the Sky (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: First Lieutenant J.E. Swett |
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| Illustration | The Marines Have Landed! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Text Article | Saga of the Solomons (9 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
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| Text Article | This Is the Enemy! The Flying Butcher (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: Lt. Samuel S. Logan |
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| PSA | In Ten More Minutes What Will You Be Doing? (1 page) |
| Synopsis | PSA for fighting the war at home, how civilians can contribute. |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Cliffs of Veru (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | Guadalcanal Diary (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Photos and text from the movie Guadalcanal Diary. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
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| Comic Story | The Slap-Happy Japs (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Stereotyped depictions of the traits of the Japanese people. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ray McGill (signed) | Inks: Ray McGill (signed) |
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| Featuring | Johnny Devildog |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Johnny Devildog |
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| Advertisement | Super Stamp Outfit (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for stamp kit from Metro Publications. |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
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| Advertisement | New Commando Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for toy machine gun from Illinois Merchandise Mart. |
| Notes | On back cover of comic. |
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