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| I wonder who inked the "Butterball" story. A clean, thoroughly professional job but not one of the usual suspects chosen to ink Charles Nicholas. In fact he rather overpowers Nicholas's pencils. |
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| Publication | September 1956 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bimonthly |
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| Comic Story | Pinky's Beachhead (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Story of an unambitious Marine ("Pinky") who is seen as lazy or a loser until all of his squad mates are pinned down or wounded in the invasion of an unspecified island late in the war, at which point he takes over, saves them, and holds the position. After which he is transferred, and all the others who turned out to be less brave than they thought spend their lives wondering what happened to them. In the last panel they decide to publish their story to see if it turns up their old friend. |
| Credits | Job #: S-900 |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Alascia inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Bill Molno.
The middle of the story becomes almost incomprehensible. Between pages three and four the characters go from advancing in line with the rest of their company to being cut off in a position so isolated that Pinky has to run a gauntlet of fire to carry the wounded back to the main lines. Later, an ambiguously written sentence seems to suggest that the protagonists are soldiers, not Marines. |
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| Comic Story | Butterball (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | "Butterball" is the chubby Mess Sergeant, a veteran of Saipan, who--despite his weight--proves not only able to lead his platoon in combat in Korea, but also to win the beautiful nurse. |
| Credits | Job #: S-699 |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Nicholas pencils and Mastroserio inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexers attributed Bill Molno on pencils and Dick Giordano or Sal Trapani on inks. After careful studying of the art Nick is confident that it is Nicholas' figures and poses on pencils and Mastroserio's distinctive inking. |
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| Comic Story | K. P. Ain't So Bad! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | PFC Clint Bolden seizes on the chance to get out of KP for a special mission, which turns out to be a desperate attempt to kidnap a Chinese general behind enemy lines in Korea. Even though the mission succeeds (Bolden himself captures General Ho), Bolden is more than happy to return to mess duty. |
| Credits | Job #: S-662 |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Nicholas pencils per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Bill Molno. |
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| Comic Story | A Sure Thing (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Non-military humor story about a stingy man finding money at the beach |
| Featuring | Tightwad Tad |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Tightwad Tad |
| Notes | Tightwad Tad was among the characters and material purchased from Fawcett. |
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| Text Story | Playground Jungle (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | The Neatest Nurse in the Navy (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Quigley and Beals fight for the affections of two Navy nurses. |
| Featuring | Quigley and Beals |
| Credits | Job #: S-281 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Quigley and Beals |
| Notes | Quigley and Beals were purchased by Charlton from Toby; they had previously appeared in "Fightin' Leathernecks" |
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| Comic Story | Smile-A-Whiles (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Generic cartoons, one of which is military related. |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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