Issue Details

Issue	#15
Published	June 1953
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36

Cover Details - "War Is Hell!"

Genre	war
Pencils	Lee Elias (signed)
Inks	Lee Elias (signed)

1 page Daisy Air Rifles advertisement "Buy a Daisy...Join a Junior Air Rifle Club!"

Pencils	?; photo
Inks	?: photo
Letters	typeset

Half page text article "In Dedication"

Synopsis	Short article dedicating this issue to war correspondent Ernie Pyle.
Letters	typeset

Half page Warfront foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents No. 15"

Synopsis	One panel from each of the main stories.
Genre	war
Pencils	?; Jack Sparling; George Roussos; Lee Elias
Inks	?; Jack Sparling; George Roussos; Warren Kremer
Notes	Stories do not appear in the order they are listed on the contents page.

1 page Family Puzzle Contest advertisement "$100,000.00 in Cash Prizes"

Synopsis	Ad for puzzle contest that offers cash prizes.
Letters	typeset

5 page story "Timid Hero"

Characters	Marine PFC Chuck Peters; Margie; Miss Parsons (school teacher); Jack
Synopsis	A soldier thinks about his past life before he goes into battle.
Genre	war

Half page text article "Submarine"

Synopsis	A short article about submarines.
Genre	war; fact
Letters	typeset

Half page Sad Sack promo (ad from the publisher) "Back in the Army again!"

Characters	Sad Sack
Synopsis	Ad promoting the now monthly Sad Sack comic.
Pencils	George Baker
Inks	George Baker

1 page story "The Frogmen"

Synopsis	A short story about frogmen and their purpose during the war.
Genre	war

5 page story "Torpedo"

Characters	Lt. Jaklin
Synopsis	A frogman tows a torpedo into enemy waters and uses it to start an explosive chain reaction.
Genre	war
Pencils	George Roussos
Inks	George Roussos

Half page Dubble Bubble advertisement "Poor Pud! He's got to shovel the driveway before he can go sleddin"

Characters	Pud; Dubble Bubble Gang
Synopsis	Ad for Fleer Dubble Bubble Gum

Half page Plastic Rocket Gun advertisement "Calling All Space Rangers!"

Synopsis	ad for plastic space men, rockets, flying saucers and Martians!
Letters	typeset

1 page filler "Harvey 1953 Calendar"

Characters	Joe Palooka; Dick Tracy; Little Max; Sad Sack; Humphrey; Dagwood; Rags Rabbit; Little Audrey; Little Dot; Casper; Blondie; Daisy Bumstead; Katzenjammer Kids; Jiggs and Maggie
Synopsis	Calendar for 1953 featuring characters from some of the comics published by Harvey.
Letters	typeset

Schwinn Traveler advertisement "Wow! Nothing Beats This Bike for Speed -- or Looks!"

Synopsis	Ad for the Schwinn Traveler bicycle.
Letters	typeset

1 page Harvey Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "New Issues Harvey Comics Now on Sale...Read Them All!"

Characters	Dagwood; Little Audrey; Herman; Katnip; Little Max; Daisy; Casper; Sad Sack; Horace; Blondie; Joe Palooka
Synopsis	Ad for various Harvey Comics.

5 page story "Fight for Life"

Characters	Joe Wilson; Gabby (his manager)
Synopsis	When a boxer and his manager tour the Korean fighting front, they do not anticipate encountering enemy soldiers.
Genre	war
Pencils	Lee Elias
Inks	Warren Kremer

Half page text story "Black and White"

Synopsis	A short war story about fighting in the skies.
Genre	war
Letters	typeset

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Be Sure to Be Sure!"

Synopsis

Subscription ad for Warfront.

1 page story "Our Army"

Characters	Unnamed soldiers
Synopsis	Summaries of the duties of six different groups of military personnel.
Genre	war
Pencils	Pete Morisi
Inks	Pete Morisi

5 page story "Crossfire!"

Characters	Unnamed American soldiers; unnamed Korean soldiers
Synopsis	Americans and Koreans battle each other near a small village.
Genre	war
Pencils	Jack Sparling
Inks	Jack Sparling
Notes	originally titled "Bullets, Babies and Bombs!"
Reprinted	from Warfront (Harvey, 1951 series) #1 (September 1951)

1 page Consumer's Mart advertisement "Buy Direct from Importer"

Synopsis	Ad for binoculars.
Letters	typeset

1 page Little Stamp Co. advertisement "Free! 235 Stamps"

Synopsis	Ad for postage stamps from all over the world.
Letters	typest

1 page Charles Atlas advertisement "Check the kind of body YOU want!"

Synopsis	Charles Atlas ad that appeared in numerous comics.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page Cracker Jack advertisement "Get Cracker Jack's Amazing Jet Propelled Railroad Engine"

Synopsis	Ad for Cracker Jack snack.
Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Creig Flessel
Letters	?; typeset
Notes	Back cover.