| Additional Information |
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| Publication | April 1963 | Price: 0.12 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
| Notes | Cover is made up of panels from interior story "Symbol of Decadence." |
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| Cover | Symbol of Decadence |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Cover is made up of panels from interior story "Symbol of Decadence." |
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| Comic Story | Home-Coming (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | After surviving an ambush in Laos, a U. S. Marine of Puerto Rican heritage returns to Manhattan. Only to find that the hometown jungle is worse than the one in Asia when he has to keep his younger brother from being framed by a street gang. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: A-2356 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Ray Ortiz; Manuel Ortiz; Hermana |
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| Comic Story | The Day He Joined the Corps (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Harry Lonigan grew up in a Marine Corps family and joined the corps, but didn't have the Marine spirit. In combat in South Korea, he spent most of his time protecting himself instead of his fellow soldiers. Until one battle when he was hit by a mortar blast and almost killed by Chinese Communist troops, before saving himself with instinctive Marine hand-to-hand combat. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: A-1834 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Harry Lonigan |
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| Text Story | The Invasion of Mara Atoll (1.8 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of Ownership for September 29, 1962 |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Statement of Ownership for September 29, 1962. Average paid circulation for the previous 12 months was 135,899. |
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| Comic Story | Last Lesson (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | U. S. Marines try to win over a village in Thailand, but a undisciplined private off-hours gambling keeps them from making any progress. Until the Communists come. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: A-2529 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Corporal Leo Flowers; Pfc. Joey Cash; Sarge |
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| Comic Story | Symbol of Decadence (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hooper spends years in the Marines in officer training, mostly doing paperwork. When a freak accident at a party in Tokyo sidelines a replacement to lead a combat company, Hooper is sent as a backup replacement to South Korea. Due to a mixup, all he has when he arrives at his combat post in his dress uniform, which makes him a prime target for the Chinese Communists. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: A-2029 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Captain Hiram Hooper |
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