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| very very nice Glantzman cover, It looks like that when he could, in his Charlton work, he did his own lettering. its a huge improvement on the usual machine lettering. Maybe he did his own coloring too. |
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| Publication | December 1960 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bimonthly |
| Notes | Cover images taken from panels of interior story. |
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| Credits | Pencils: Sam Glanzman | Inks: Sam Glanzman | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Cover images taken from panels of interior story. |
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| Comic Story | The Rebel (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tad Moraine is a rebellious soldier who perseveres to become a commissioned officer in the Navy. |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Pencils: Bill Molno | Inks: Vince Alascia | Job #: 5366 |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | Blocking The Slot (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | "On Guadalcanal, out-numbered marines almost out of ammo and food fought desperately to survive...as the Japanese admirals poured men aboard ships and sent them south to still further reinforce the tropical island! This is a story of a U.S. submarine and one over-age destroyer...what they did to stem the oriental tide!" |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Pencils: Bill Molno | Inks: Vince Alascia | Job #: 6794 |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Text Story | Brainstorm in a Snowstorm (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | 57-year old physician Edgar Devlin finds himself the ranking officer of an American military installation under attack by the Germans. He devises a plan to send oil barrels, rigged with explosives, on skis down into the heavily-armed German encampment, saving the installation from destruction. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Dr. Edgar Devlin, Colonel, Medical Corps; Capt. David Parkan; Maj. Raymond Burr; Sgt. Mike Starr; German Capt. Hans Widenschluger; General Cooper; General Walter McAlpin |
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| Comic Story | The Expendable Man (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | A PT boat crewman is abandoned after falling overboard. While in the water, he is able to spot hidden German gun emplacements in the occupied French harbor town, which he reveals to his rescuers, who have returned to search for the "expendable" crewman. |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Job #: 6923 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Jake Hatton, PT boat crewman |
| Notes | This story is omitted from the reprint issue War (Charlton, 1975 series) #20 (April 1980) |
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| Comic Story | Punishment Command (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | "Lieutenant Johnny Barnett disobeyed an order to save the life of a buddy! His punishment...command of a beached LST, manned by a bilge-rat crew!" [LSTs, short for Landing Ship, Tank, were World War II military naval vessels designed to support amphibious operations by transporting vehicles such as tanks, cargo and landing troops directly onto shore.] |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Pencils: Sam Glanzman | Inks: Sam Glanzman | Job #: 6944 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lt. Johnny Barnett; Captain Leeds; Ensign William Gudge, Executive Officer of LST 814 |
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