Fighting Fronts (1952-1953 Harvey) comic books 1950-1959
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Issue #1
$42.00
View scan- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
$42.00
View scan- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Al Avison, Vic Donahue, Bob Powell and Warren Kremer. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Korean War was at its peak. WWII pilot Pete is shot down, and only his buddy Mike can save him. A US convoy truck confronted by enemy soldiers makes a desperate ramming attack. A soldier on his last tour in Korea brings along a movie camera to capture footage of the war. Plentiful vintage ads for toy soldiers and war comics (including one starring Joe Palooka) provide a time capsule of Cold War-era culture. Buddy System; Do or Die; Eye Witness; He Knew!; The Last Patrol; Conways Revenge. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
$53.00
View scan- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Cover cleaned.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and Rudy Palais. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Korean War was at its peak. A card game turns deadly on the battlefield. Infantry soldiers are dangerously close to the aerial bombardment from their own side. A dictionary of contemporary Army slang is a chronicle of the era, in its own way. Terms include: boilermakers, corner pocket, jeep and purple heart. Death Deals a Deuce; Basic Weapons; Bombs Away!; Airplane Carriers; Buttons; Army Slang; Is the Ship Hurt?; Guts Road! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
