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Issue Details

Issue #49
Published October 1962
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Pat Masulli

Cover Details

Genre War
Pencils Dick Giordano (?)
Inks Dick Giordano (?)

8 page story "Jungle Terror"

Characters Sgt. Bo McMann; Najal; Rocco; Captain Loomis; Ruggerio; Kinsecki; Jake
Synopsis Sgt McMan and two other Marines go "tiger-hunting" to stop some communist soldiers from attacking villagers.
Genre War
Pencils Charles Nicholas (signed)
Inks Vince Alascia (signed)
Notes Vietnam War story.

7 page story "The Last Lesson"

Characters James L. Barnes Jr.; Drill Instructor Sgt. Clarence Peterson; Arkie; Kirby; Liggett
Synopsis James L. Barnes Jr. joins the Marines but he's not sure he's really cut out to be a Marine.
Genre War
Pencils Charles Nicholas (signed)
Inks Vince Alascia (signed)
Notes This story takes place during basic training.

2 page text story "Capture the Castle"

Genre War
Letters Typeset

8 page story "Hollow Hero"

Characters M/Sgt. Maynard Kitts; Major Blanton; Colonel Jack; Johnson; Art Mahan
Synopsis WWII vet M/Sgt. Maynard Kitts thinks he's become a coward but learns different when he is sent to Korea.
Genre War
Pencils Charles Nicholas (signed)
Inks Vince Alascia (signed)
Notes Korean War story with flashbacks to WWII.

1 page filler "Lest We Forget: Oliver Hazard Perry"

Characters Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
Synopsis Biography of Commodore Perry and his battle in the War of 1812.
Genre War
Pencils Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Inks Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Notes This page was published in various Charlton titles of the period.