Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) comic books 1960-1962

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. The German military tries to create a super-tank, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. A conscientious objector refuses to kill (in a story called "I Was Afraid to Fight"), so he becomes a medic. Plus a comics history of the Battle of the Alamo. Hitler's Juggernaut; I Was Afraid to Fight; Remember the Alamo!; Arnhem Jump. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, and Ken Battefield. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A newly enlisted private learns that "even a lowly rifleman can turn the tide of battle," in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. A sergeant in Korea inspires his men to hate him more than the enemy. In another Glanzman story, GIs in New Guinea find the dangers of the jungle even worse than the Axis forces waiting ahead. The Rifleman; You Hate the Captain But...; Brain Power; The Lesser Evil; Combat Clerk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno and Ken Battefield. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Devers and Angrum are both privates, but only one is a hero, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Soldiers must destroy a bridge during the Battle of the Bulge. A veteran tells the story behind a Medal of Honor. 14 KT Hero; The Bridge; Submarine Successful; Bullet Bait; Mr. Pfizer's Medal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Because their new commander is a general's son, a WWII unit thinks their fighting is over, but the reverse is true, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. A GI makes a courageous charge at a Korean machine gun nest. Soldiers high in the Italian Alps must decide what to do after their captain is killed in a sniper attack. No Medals for the Brave; The Problem; A Better Way to Die; Inside Inventions; The Rear Echelon Commando; The High Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A soldier in the OSS (the WWII version of the CIA) must get out of enemy territory with Nazi defense maps, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. In another Cold War-flavored story, an intelligence officer must avoid both SS troops and Soviet spies in the Bavarian Alps. A beloved military commander is apparently killed, and the attempts to retrieve his body from no-man's-land inspire new acts of heroism in his men. Brimstone Acre; Bavarian Nightmare; Defying Death; Shakey's Dead! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Ultimate tough-guy General Rees must train and lead a squadron of green recruits, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. In another gung-ho story, the last survivor of an Axis ambush in New Guinea tries to hold off the assault with a single rifle. American GI Fritz sees for himself that Nazi claims of a "super race" are just racist propaganda. The Way to Fight; 1 Man + 1 Rifle = 1 Victory; Men Against Machines; The Super Race. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, 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 US tank crew personalizes their tank with good-girl "nose art" and the name Rustie Rosie, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Supply sergeants find their "safe" assignments not so safe in the early days of the Korean conflict. A terrified draftee faces the Hell on Earth that was the Normandy Invasion. The Story of Rustie Rosie; Not Hero Types; Hey, Joe! Help Me! Hey, Joe! Medic!; Every Clue Counts; Anyone Can Get a Purple Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Maurice Whitman. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A war hero fallen on hard times considers a sketchy deal with an arms dealer to make ends meet. A US soldier with knowledge of atomic weapons is tricked by a beautiful blonde agent into entering East German territory, in a Cold War story set before the inner German border was fortified. A vet and a new recruit discuss the realities of battle. The Tarnished Hero; Operation Comeback; Always Alert; The Academy Man; The Taste of War. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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.

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.

Cover by Jack Abel. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Dick Giordano, and Jack Abel. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A US tank unit rolls right into a Nazi trap, but the Nazis didn't reckon on the French Resistance. An Army medic is conflicted when enemy action in Korea forces him to choose between killing or saving lives. A sergeant's "play it safe" strategy doesn't win him any admirers among his tank unit. Panzer Trap; The Medic; One Mistake; Wait 'Em Out! 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Jack Abel. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Jack Keller, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Jack Abel. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Head doctors try to cure Hargill, forced to relive his moment of cowardice that cost a platoon their lives during the Korean War. A rifle unit cut off from the rest of the line during Korea finds help from an unexpected ally. An embittered major during WWII cannot stop hating the enemy, even after they've already surrendered. The Voice from the Grave Whispered Treason!; The Last Charge; What You Can Expect; Yanks Are Coming; The Major's All-Out-War! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jack Abel. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Jack Abel. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. During the Korean War, a Chinese-American soldier working for North Korea uses psychological warfare against US GIs. A look at the life and death of a combat medic. US troops skirmish with East German forces on the new inner border of East and West Germany during the Cold War. Plus a text "explanation" of the Cold War by Tom Compere of the US military "Blue Book" program. An Enemy From Home; Heroes Without Guns!; Comanche Hill; Mightiest United States Forces Deterring Russian Aggression; Terror to the East! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Paratroopers face a deadly mission to destroy an Axis tank depot. In North Africa, an Ohio farm boy proves himself to be a natural warrior. GIs are assigned to rescue a local informant from Communist spies, in a Cold War story. Luzon Landing; Apgood's General; Victory at Vera Cruz; G.I. Diplomacy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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.