Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) comic books 1965-1967

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Jon D'Agostino, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. US troops in Korea battling the harsh winters hole up in a cave and manage to keep the enemy at bay. Soldiers shipping out for WWI have a strange reaction to news of the Armistice, in one of several stories this issue by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. A US and a German soldier alone together in a cave face a Mexican standoff. Duseks Duplex; Return or Go Under; Defying Death; A Lesson In Hate; Man at War; The Cave of Enemies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Jon D'Agostino, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. American troops make a stand against Rommel's impressive military tactics in North Africa. Two soldiers who hate each other must work together to survive a Nazi ambush. A slacker becomes the worst soldier ever. Death in the Desert; The Transition; Finerty's War; The Emperor's Champion; The Key Word; A.W.O.L. Willie; The Brave Ones. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Jon D'Agostino, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A clerical error leads to untrained recruits being sent into combat with only three seasoned veterans to keep them alive. A lone soldier named Smith preserves the morale of US soldiers waiting fearfully for the Battle of the Bulge. Plus a comics history of Hannibal's assault on Rome, told from the elephants' point of view. Death Came at Dawn; The Last Man Out; Outpost; Save Sailors; Only Men Were Left; A Good C.O.; Hannibal's Tanks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Bill Molno, Jon D'Agostino, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A sergeant must keep his cocky new lieutenant alive, but the "90 Day Wonder" insists that it's the Nazis who are in trouble. A Special Forces soldier learns that the enemy has deep stealth tactics in Vietnam. A new recruit tries to survive his first day on the Italian front in WWII. The Day Hitler Lost the War; The Deadly Kukri; Ambush in a Rice Paddy; The Steel Trap; That First Day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. PFC Langan is just a kid according to his Sarge, but WWII turns him into a soldier. A GI realizes that a group of American soldiers are actually Nazis in disguise. New recruits face Axis forces in the jungles of New Guinea. Baby in the Squad; Tekiwawa's Sword; Last Time to Die; Face of a Friend; First Victory. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A US sniper deals with PTSD and a sudden concern for his target's humanity during WWII. A soldier learns the reason for US involvement in Vietnam, in a story (and cover) that seems a rebuke to the anti-war protests of the era. A General ignores protocol and travels to the front lines to show his men how it's done. Name of the Game; Weapons Win Wars; The Bully; Disappearing General; Tobruk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Soldiers on a remote outpost in Korea endure a sudden attack from enemy insurgents. An American soldier faces almost certain death during the Normandy invasion, and flashes back on his life to that point. A Green Beret in Vietnam tries to convince his father, a minister, that he's doing the right thing, in the second story in two issues to deal with the controversy over the Vietnam War. The Outpost; The Miracle Game; Normandy Nightmare!; A Killing Machine...; Blitzkrieg! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. GIs try to halt a Nazi SS/Panzer attack on a French village. A battle-hardened WWII vet tries to lead a battalion of reluctant draftees into the Korean police action. A soldier new to Vietnam learns that sometimes questions don't have easy answers - or any answers at all. Battalion of Cowards; Warning Action; Supermen, Go Home; Rommel's Hero; Fighting Air in Viet-Nam. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Bill Fraccio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A new recruit learns the ropes during the Korean War. A machine-gun nest on a remote outpost in Guadalcanal is cut off from outside support. Sgt. Buck's men admire his fighting spirit, but none of them know he is actually scared out of his wits. The Weapon Is Fear; When Wu Won; Outpost; Double Ambush; Look of a Hero. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Jack Abel, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A new recruit is intimidated and overlooked as he joins the Charlie company on the front lines of WWII. A complacent shoe salesman and WWII vet is unexpectedly called back into active duty during Korea. A soldier spends his 21st birthday dodging bullets in Korea. The Outsider; Always Alert; Meet the Tiger; Stubborn in Defeat; A Special Day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Captain Lemm is not just a bad commander, he's criminally incompetent. US soldiers try to hold off an enemy advance in Korea. GI's are assigned to take Hill 133 from the Japanese. The War Criminal!; Operation: Wait-and-Hope; Long Night!; The High Eye!; A Hatred Dies! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A tough captain is hated by his men, but when he's in trouble, they unite on a rescue mission. US soldiers must defend a hill in Korea, even while peace negotiations are going on. GIs deal with the changing face of war in Vietnam. Cemetery Hill; The Philosopher Warrior; The First Night; The Timetable: Operation Overlord; The Vanishing Viet Cong. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Frank McLaughlin, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Pvt. Ardino gets a lesson in Vietnam, in a story with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. A brief comics history of the Special Forces traces them back to Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. General Tait's near-death experience in WWII gives him a greater appreciation of his GIs. Lt. Clay's Pigeon Platoon; Andreatus Versus Yang; Battle Partners; Crack Outfits in Every War; The G.I.'s General. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Larry Woromay, Ernie Bache, Nestor Olivera, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. During WWII, a GI finds souvenirs that he trades for food and ammo. Paratroopers in Vietnam destroy a crucial enemy bridge, but the Viet Cong have a trick up their collective sleeve. Southern recruit "Jefferson Lee" is enlisted in WWII, but he's still fighting the War Between the States. Souvenir Hunter; Man Under Water; The Bridge Builders; A Tough War; The Dam Yank Army. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, A. Martinez, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. An innovative two-part story takes place during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Part I is narrated by an Italian-American in the US paratroopers, while Part II is told from the German point of view! "Peerless Pete" is a tough-guy leader who never gives his troops a break, and gets the same treatment in return after a bomb blast gives him what might be called short-term PTSD. A Turning Point Sicily: July 10, 1943; Part II Fortress Sicily; Twins; The Peerless Leader. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Joe Gill, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, and Juan Dalfiume. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. This issue features the debut of The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz, by Will Franz and Sam Glanzman. A US soldier of German descent, Capt. Schultz is wrongly accused of murder and desertion on the African front during WWII. Knowing German, he escapes and blends into the German Army, while seeking a way to clear his name and retain his Allied allegiance. In another story, a WWII vet has nothing but contempt for the draftees he's assigned to lead in Korea. The Trouble with the 2nd Battalion; Run from Terror; Wang the Wonderful; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz: The Charge Is Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio, A. Martinez, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. American soldiers are targeted by a German sniper on the roof of a castle in Luxembourg. Six Marines attempt to invade a Pacific island by themselves after their landing barge hits a mine. Hiding out from US forces that think he's a deserter, Willy Schultz masquerades as a German soldier and winds up driving a Panzer tank. The Executioner; 10 Yards of Crummy Sand; The Hand-to-Hand War; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher: The Long and Short of It; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.