Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) comic books

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. The lure of these early issues is the military-comedy series featuring redheaded military mascot Canteen Kate. Kate causes comic chaos when she auditions for an upcoming stage performance for the troops, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack is trapped in the target area of the Marine Corps' own rocket attack, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Meanwhile, his buddies Monte and Gum travel toward a hidden enemy outpost at Junkyard Junction. Plus two more Colan stories. Cover by Baker. Frontline Private; Leatherneck Jack: Blitz at Junkyard Junction; Canteen Kate: Call to Arms; Front Line Snafu; Disguised for Death!; Enemy Breakthrough. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $36.00 View scans 4" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage with staining.

Cover by Fran Matera. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Canteen Kate tries to alter her pal's ill-fitting uniform, but first she needs the right fabric from the supply depot, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack and his pals face a cacophony of auditory assaults, as well as a fog-shrouded grenade attack, in a story that may feature early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Separated from his unit, Biff starts a landslide to subdue the enemy soldiers who wounded his pal Smokey. Tough Luck Makes a Hero; Leatherneck Jack; Canteen Kate: Tailor Maid; Tripoli Shores: Detour to Destruction; Guerrillas Die at Dawn; Danger Ahead; Gallantry in Action. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $67.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Gene Colan. Stories and art by Gene Colan and Mort Drucker. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack introduces a rookie squad to front-line combat, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Engineers struggle to bridge the untamed Yan River, in a story that may feature early art by future comics legend Ross Andru. Biff Barnes & Smokey Walsh take a dangerous assignment just to get away from Sgt. Kennedy, in a story featuring early art from future Mad magazine legend Mort Drucker. Plus some one-pagers by Drucker. Cover by Colan. The Impossible Bridge at Yan River; Curious Facts About Marines; Leatherneck Jack: The Night in Devil's Pocket; Marine Oddities; Thrilling Exploits of Fighting Marines; Fun Time; The Lighter Side; Biff Barnes & Smokey Walsh: Short Road to Trouble! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. A single Marine left behind on an island takes on enemy troops by himself. A WWI soldier grows to hate the constant gas drills, but he will hate the gas even more. A lone Marine is cut off from his unit during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Major Hard-Nose; Making a Marine; Gas Drill!; Grenade Raid; Ammo Detail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Marine "Punch" Stokey is lauded by his comrades for taking out a machinegun nest, but he admits he was terrified, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Marines lead a desperate attack against the main Axis command base in the islands during WWII. Heshie gets stranded on an island full of enemy soldiers, just as his own Navy begins shelling it. Nerve Center!; Hard Luck Heshie; The 2nd Order to Die; The Negative Negative; Rough, Tough and Yellow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Three Marines go "tiger-hunting" for communist forces in the deep jungle. A WWII veteran feels fear when he is assigned to the Korean front, and wonders if he's lost his touch. Plus a comics biography of Commodore Perry and his heroics during the War of 1812. Jungle Terror; The Last Lesson; Capture the Castle; Hollow Hero; Lest We Forget: Oliver Hazard Perry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.