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Issue Details

Issue #56
Published October 1966
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Dick Giordano (managing editor); Pat Masulli (executive editor)

Cover Details - "Awaiting Court Martial!"

Characters Captain Baird
Genre War
Pencils Bill Montes (signed)
Inks Rocke Mastroserio (signed)

8 page story "The Hurricane An Ill Wind for fhe Luftwaffe"

Characters Ken Baldwin; Mr. Wiltse; Uncle Bill
Synopsis How the British Hawker Hurricane fighter jets, and pilot Ken Baldwin, helped defeat the Nazis.
Genre War
Pencils Bill Montes
Inks Ernie Bache
Letters typeset
Notes No writing credit.
Reprinted in Battlefield Action (Charlton, 1980 series) #80.

6 page story "Second Effort"

Characters Ensign Rogal; Keely; Vyacho
Synopsis Three frogmen attempt to sink a Nazi ship but encounter tough resistance.
Genre War
Pencils Morris Waldinger
Inks Vince Alascia
Letters typeset
Notes No writing credit.

3 page story "The Smell Of Fear!"

Characters Hoc; Luan; Sgt. Robie; Ti
Synopsis Sgt. Robie must defend a village from the Vietcong and from Vietnamese turncoats.
Genre War
Pencils Morris Waldinger
Inks Vince Alascia
Letters typeset
Notes No writing credit.

1 page text story "And So We Fight"

Characters Juan Hernandez
Synopsis Explains and compares military strategies in Vietnam with previous conflicts.
Genre War
Letters typeset
Notes Narrated by "war correspondent, Juan Hernandez". No credits.

8 page story "Awaiting Court Martial"

Characters Captain Baird; Dalmetti; Major Connett; Silanski
Synopsis Captain Baird who freezes under fire is court-martialed, but then proves his worth defending a French village against Nazis.
Genre War
Pencils Bill Montes (signed)
Inks Vince Alascia (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Cover story. No writing credit.
Reprinted in Battlefield Action (Charlton, 1980 series) #88.