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Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) comic books in grade NM or lower

  • Issue #33
    Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) 33

    Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Stranded on an Axis-held island, a pilot is aided by two soldiers who have been fighting a guerrilla war in the jungles, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. A tank crew out of ammo improvises a fire-extinguisher attack, in a one-pager that may be the work of future Marvel legend Don Perlin. In another Glanzman story, Judd is a dud in non-combat situations, but a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. 3 Desperate Men; The Secret Weapon; The Thousandth Death; The Life Saver; Tow Line; Iron Ring!!; The Goof-Off. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #34
    Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) 34

    Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. An infantryman is despised by a fellow soldier because he comes from a wealthy family, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. A "you are there" story profiles Patton's 3rd Army and their assault against Panzer tank divisions in Europe. Soldiers try to determine if a village's church steeple conceals an enemy soldier. The Steel Man; You Ride With Patton's 3rd Army!; Encounter; The Life Saver; Ghost Artillery!; The Steeple. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #38
    Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) 38

    Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A soldier escapes from his Nazi captors, but now he must prove to the DuBois family that the Germans are not their friends, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. A supplies driver gains a reputation as a lazy soldier, until he has the chance to make a heroic run. A soldier is separated from his unit after he's knocked unconscious in a foxhole. Lazy Lew's Last Run; A Foxhole Is a Place to Die!; The Lonely Warrior; 13-2 Into 1814; Escape to the Enemy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $10 FIGHTIN' ARMY # 38 (CHARLTON) (1960) CHARLES NICHOLAS & SAM GLANZMAN art

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  • Issue #42
    Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) 42

    Cover by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A GI in WWII Europe lives by his own code to stay alive. Hargood tries to avoid the draft in WWII, in a story written before the Vietnam War gave "draft dodger" a more nuanced meaning. A corrupt, court-martialed ex-officer gets busted down to private, where he just makes more trouble for those around him. The Independent; In Memoriam: The Blue & the Gray; Draft Dodger; Weapons Will Win Wars; Top-Kick; Soldier Gone Wrong. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #43
    Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) 43
    • Cover oxidation. Staple rust.

    Cover by Jack Abel and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Jack Abel and Dick Giordano. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Soldiers of immigrant ancestry are recruited for a deep-cover mission during the Cold War. War toughens up a frightened recruit. A downed Air Force pilot and an infantryman don't respect each other, but they must join forces to survive. Operation Boomerang; The Making of a Man; Chip Off the Old Block; 2 Against 10,000. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #44
    Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) 44
    • Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Water damage.

    Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Sal Trapani. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. GIs are intimidated by a Nazi onslaught, feeling outnumbered and outgunned. Soldiers assigned to take a monastery in Korea discover civilians hiding inside. A GI faces a long battle of attrition in the jungles of the South Pacific. Goliath Had a Gun; Observation Post; C Is For Chinese Lesson One; Banzai; Hitler's Last Chance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #49
    Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) 49
    • Cover oxidation. Staple rust.

    Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno, Jack Keller, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A Cold War-era tale describes the "Commie K9 Corps" as "gaunt, seldom-fed brutes that were half Siberian wolf...a fearsome foe in the blackness of a Korean night!" A GI in WWII Europe learns the dangers of trucks making ammo runs, at full speed in pitch darkness with no headlights. Plus a PSA about physical fitness, in the Cold War public service announcement "Your Role in the Cold War." The Teeth of the Enemy!; Red Ball Express; Reunion; Vandenberg's Gun; Surly Earley; Are You Physically Fit? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.