Fightin' Navy (1956) comic books 1955-1957

Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth and others. Numbering continues from Don Winslow of the Navy (1943 Fawcett) #73. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Lt. Danny Mitchell defies orders to learn where an enemy arsenal is hidden, but now he must survive the defense battery. The crew of a PT boat stumbles on an Axis outpost. Danny and his wingman Burt investigate after they encounter the latest Soviet secret weapon, a sort of glowing air-whale. Featuring art by pioneering African-American comics artist A. C. Hollingsworth. Operation: Redwing!; The Giant Killers!; Frightened Hero!; Seeing Red; The Phony Sailor; Secret Weapon; Danny Mitchell's Famous Planes of World War 2. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Navy man Joe goes undercover with an insurrectionist force on a small island to find out what happened to a Naval attache. Newly engaged Lew wonders if he'll survive until his wedding. Scotty and his wingman track down a hidden enemy battleship, but now they must survive to report it back to base. Two Man Navy; Thirty Year Man; Heroes of the Lawrence; Shipwreck and Seaweed: Daze Without End; Detached Duty; Rendezvous at Wonsan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. This issue leads off with a story narrated by an aircraft carrier itself as it goes into combat: "My home is the high seas of the world! My children are the men and machines on my decks!" In a Cold War story, a sailor on leave in a foreign country is abducted by sinister communist sympathizers. A look at WWII from beginning to end through the eyes of a Japanese fighter pilot, Yatsuka. Mother Carrier; Awol Hero; Torpedo Thrower; Simp the Sailor; Suicide Run; Destination Nowhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. A Merchant Marine captain has an obsessive drive to take out a Nazi U-boat. Joe's gun crews tire of his incessant training, until they learn the reason why. Moran's constant reading is the object of scorn from his fellow sailors, but after their ship is sunk, Moran's knowledge is what saves them. To Catch a Sub; Tough Chief; Sly Submarine; Better Than Vitamins; Musclehead Moran; Wild Torpedo; Northwest Passage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Herman C. Browner and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Trapped in a fjord by the depth charges of a Nazi destroyer, the crew of a US sub has one chance to strike back. A US destroyer must make itself a target to allow Allied ships to escape a narrow sea channel under fire. Lt. Briggs must impress a sultan to gain protection from Mediterranean pirates for American ships in the 1820s. Rig for Depth Charge; Home Is Where the Buddies Are; The Commandos; Target; The Exotic Man O' War; Explorers of the Deep Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Lt. Gantling finds himself in command of a small, "expendable" PT boat during WWII. The pressure of looking for sunken mines begins to weigh on the crew of a minesweeper. A US destroyer is left a sitting duck after running aground on a sandbank. Expendable; Silent Death; Pity the Poor Pirate; Surprised Raid!; Landing Craft Infantry; Sunk With All Hands; Bell Bottom Bill. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. The crew of an aging destroyer during WWII longs for a break, but they're so practiced that no other ship can replace them. After his fishing boat is sunk by Gebbler's Nazi U-boat, Capt. Adams vows to join the Navy and seek revenge on Gebbler. During WWII, the US destroyer Herlihy develops a reputation as a "jinx" because of its bad luck. The Old Rustbucket; Q-Boat; Seebee Style; Fire!; The Phantom Fleet; Jinx Ship! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.