Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) 64
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Published Jul 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.00
View scan- Cover oxidation. Staple rust.
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Bill Montes, and Ernie Bache. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Hayes has seen some tough Marine sergeants in his time, but Zeke is tougher than all of them, as he proves after an enemy attack. Baker Company is ordered to take an island during WWII, in a story that features a Marine taking down a fighter plane with a M-1 machinegun. A sergeant earns a reputation as the hardest hardcase in the war, with a heart of stone. Happy Birthday Hardnose; Capture That Castle; Desperation Hill; The Skipper Had a Heart of Stone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.


