Additional Information |
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Publication | October-December 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly |
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Credits | Pencils:? (painting) | Inks:? (painting) | Colors:? (painting) |
Content | Genre: War |
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Illustration | U.S. Marines (2 pages) |
Credits | Pencils:? [as Official U. S. Marine Corps Photograph] (photo) | Inks:? [as Official U. S. Marine Corps Photograph] (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: War |
Notes | Four black and white photos on inside front and back covers. |
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Comic Story | Captain Joseph J. Foss (6 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: Bob Jenney (credited) | Inks: Bob Jenney (credited) | Job #: W.H.6-4310 |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Captain Joseph J. Foss; June Shakstad |
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Comic Story | Seagoing Haymaker (4 pages) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: George Rhodes; Bert Smith; Canon |
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Comic Story | One Man Battle of the Air (6 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: Bob Jenney [as Rob't Jenney] (credited) | Inks: Bob Jenney [as Rob't Jenney] (credited) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sgt. Maynard Smith; Charlie |
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Comic Story | Take Her Down (5 pages) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Commander Howard W. Gilmore (death); Mobray; Andrews |
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Comic Story | Attack on Attu (6 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: Lou Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (credited) | Inks: L. B. Cole [as Cole] (credited) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Captain William H. Willoughby; McFlea; Captain David Klein; Sgt. Henry J. Stender |
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Comic Story | War's Wacky Wonders (2 pages) |
Content | Genre: War; Humor | Characters: Tomkins; Henry Griffin |
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Comic Story | Manila John Moves Out (5 pages) |
Synopsis | During the battle of Guadalcanal, Sgt. John Basilone of the First Marine Division, used his water-cooled machine gun, and overcoming the burns that it caused him, to kill 38 Japanese soldiers during an engagement on that island. For his actions, Sgt. Basilone was award the Congressional Medal of Honor. |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Manila John [Sgt. Basilone] (United States Marine Corps) |
Notes | This comic story and the comic it was in, appeared in the HBO mini-series "The Pacific" episode Part 4, April 5, 2010. |
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Comic Story | Aleutian Octopus (2 pages) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Chief Philip Henley |
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Comic Story | Rowboat Rams Submarine ---- (3 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: E. C. Stoner (signed) | Inks: E. C. Stoner (signed) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: George Pirie |
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Comic Story | The Blitz Breakers (4 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: Jim Chambers (credited) | Inks: Jim Chambers (credited) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lt. Dushane; Corporal Czar |
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Comic Story | How Heroes are Made (5 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: E. C. Stoner (signed) | Inks: E. C. Stoner (signed) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lt. Richard Cole; Lt. Theodore Antonelli; Sgt. Arthur Godwin |
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Text Story | The Terror of the Wolf Pack (4 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: Jim Chambers [also as JGC] (signed) | Inks: Jim Chambers [also as JGC] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Commander James A. Hirschfield |
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Comic Story | Tunisian Thunderbolt (4 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: E. C. Stoner (signed) | Inks: E. C. Stoner (signed) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Colonel Louis V. Hightower; Bayer |
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PSA | Spars (1 page) |
Credits | Pencils:? (painting) | Inks:? (painting) | Colors:? (painting) |
Content | Genre: War |
Notes | Back cover. Recruiting poster for the U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve. |
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