Auctions: Comba comic books

Atom Age Combat (1959 Fago) 3 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Cover by Dick Ayers. Stories and art by Dick Ayers and Ernest H. Hart. Fago Magazines, the small press of artist Al Fago, presents the Cold War-paranoia series about a future where "atomic" weapons replace conventional ones. Commandos try to carry on without their singing Sarge. In a science fiction story, the Cold War continues between rival colonists on the Moon. During a limited nuclear war, the crew of an aircraft carrier learns they've been targeted by an enemy H-bomb. After an attack from Mars, Earth soldiers plan to invade the Red Planet. Fear; The Difference a Day Makes; Third Element; Infantry; Breaking Point; Alternate Plan; An H-Bomb Is Coming!; The Puzzle; Danger! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Frontline Combat (1951 EC) 15 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736273018

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Jerry DeFuccio and Jack Davis. Art by Wally Wood, George Evans, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, and John Severin. The companion title to Kurtzman's groundbreaking war comic Two-Fisted Tales, showcasing the brutal realities of war. A burned-out soldier lists the things wrong with the Korean War. An air mechanic becomes a flying ace. A soldier's-eye view of Custer's Last Stand. Plus information about the E.C. Fan-Addict Club from publisher Bill Gaines. Perimeter!; McCudden!; Captain Teach; Vengeful Sioux!; Belts n Celts! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.