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Publication | June 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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Cover | War Is Hell! |
Featuring | Warfront |
Content | Genre: War |
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Advertisement | Buy a Daisy...Join a Junior Air Rifle Club! (1 page) |
Featuring | Daisy Air Rifles |
Credits | Pencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
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Text Article | In Dedication |
Synopsis | Short article dedicating this issue to war correspondent Ernie Pyle. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Foreword/Afterword | Contents No. 15 |
Synopsis | One panel from each of the main stories. |
Featuring | Warfront |
Content | Genre: War |
Notes | Stories do not appear in the order they are listed on the contents page. |
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Advertisement | $100,000.00 in Cash Prizes (1 page) |
Synopsis | Ad for puzzle contest that offers cash prizes. |
Featuring | Family Puzzle Contest |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | Timid Hero (5 pages) |
Synopsis | A soldier thinks about his past life before he goes into battle. |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Marine PFC Chuck Peters; Margie; Miss Parsons (school teacher); Jack |
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Text Article | Submarine |
Synopsis | A short article about submarines. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
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Publisher advertisement | Back in the Army again! |
Synopsis | Ad promoting the now monthly Sad Sack comic. |
Content | Characters: Sad Sack |
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Comic Story | The Frogmen (1 page) |
Synopsis | A short story about frogmen and their purpose during the war. |
Content | Genre: War |
Notes | Art identification by Saltarella (May 2018). |
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Comic Story | Torpedo (5 pages) |
Synopsis | A frogman tows a torpedo into enemy waters and uses it to start an explosive chain reaction. |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lt. Jaklin |
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Synopsis | Ad for Fleer Dubble Bubble Gum |
Featuring | Dubble Bubble |
Content | Characters: Pud; Dubble Bubble Gang |
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Advertisement | Calling All Space Rangers! |
Synopsis | ad for plastic space men, rockets, flying saucers and Martians! |
Featuring | Plastic Rocket Gun |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Illustration | Harvey 1953 Calendar (1 page) |
Synopsis | Calendar for 1953 featuring characters from some of the comics published by Harvey. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Characters: Joe Palooka; Dick Tracy; Little Max; Sad Sack; Humphrey; Dagwood; Rags Rabbit; Little Audrey; Little Dot; Casper; Blondie; Daisy Bumstead; Katzenjammer Kids; Jiggs and Maggie |
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Advertisement | Wow! Nothing Beats This Bike for Speed -- or Looks! (1 page) |
Synopsis | Ad for the Schwinn Traveler bicycle. |
Featuring | Schwinn Traveler |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Publisher advertisement | New Issues Harvey Comics Now on Sale...Read Them All! (1 page) |
Synopsis | Ad for various Harvey Comics. |
Featuring | Harvey Comics |
Content | Characters: Dagwood; Little Audrey; Herman; Katnip; Little Max; Daisy; Casper; Sad Sack; Horace; Blondie; Joe Palooka |
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Comic Story | Fight for Life (5 pages) |
Synopsis | When a boxer and his manager tour the Korean fighting front, they do not anticipate encountering enemy soldiers. |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Joe Wilson; Gabby (his manager) |
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Text Story | Black and White |
Synopsis | A short war story about fighting in the skies. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: War |
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Publisher advertisement | Be Sure to Be Sure! |
Synopsis | Subscription ad for Warfront. |
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Comic Story | Our Army (1 page) |
Synopsis | Summaries of the duties of six different groups of military personnel. |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Unnamed soldiers |
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Comic Story | Crossfire! (5 pages) |
Synopsis | Americans and Koreans battle each other near a small village. |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Unnamed American soldiers; unnamed Korean soldiers |
Notes | Original title: "Bullets, Babies and Bombs!" |
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Advertisement | Buy Direct from Importer (1 page) |
Synopsis | Ad for binoculars. |
Featuring | Consumer's Mart |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Advertisement | Free! 235 Stamps (1 page) |
Synopsis | Ad for postage stamps from all over the world. |
Featuring | Little Stamp Co. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Advertisement | Check the kind of body YOU want! (1 page) |
Synopsis | Charles Atlas ad that appeared in numerous comics. |
Featuring | Charles Atlas |
Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
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Advertisement | Get Cracker Jack's Amazing Jet Propelled Railroad Engine (1 page) |
Synopsis | Ad for Cracker Jack snack. |
Featuring | Cracker Jack |
Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
Notes | Back cover. |
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