Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) comic books 1967-1969

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.

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.

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.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Gianni Dalfiume, 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 GI is tormented by nightmares on the eve of the Normandy Invasion. Framed for murder, Willy Schultz must ironically hide out from American forces by pretending to be a German soldier. Nightmare at Normandy; Hardnose and the Creeps; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, and Gianni Dalfiume. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. US troops face a Nazi advance on Christmas. Willy Schultz must survive when the Panzer tank unit he's hiding out with is wiped out by Allied troops. This issue features the debut of the tank crew known as The Devil's Brigade, who first appeared in War Heroes (1963 Charlton) #27, and would become a recurring feature in Fightin' Army. A Nazi Christmas Party; Always Alert; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz: Snowball in Hell; The Devil's Brigade: Foxhunt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Gianni Dalfiume, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. When a movie star-turned-soldier is killed during WWII, his stand-in must impersonate him to complete his mission. Willy Schultz, caught between the two opposing forces in WWII, questions the need for the very war itself. German soldiers attempt to impersonate US Army MPs, but they don't know the patter. Breakdown!; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher: Voice Print; The Heros Role; Wrong-Way Traffic!; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Nestor Olivera. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, 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. A GI in WWII visits the French village that his father helped save during WWI, only to find that the same village is being threatened by the same German officer. A look at the Air Force during the early Vietnam War. New recruits face dreaded SS troops during the Normandy Invasion. Devils Brigade; In Memoriam; Never Alone; Always Alert; The Warrior. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Tony Tallarico, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Short-timer Corporal Addison must make one last patrol in the Vietnam jungle before he's sent home. Private Leroy is saved from a sniper's bullet by a picture of his dog back home. General Stenik and Captain Schultz try to escape from their German captors, but only one of them will make it. Devils Brigade: Targets of Opportunity; Taels for Trouble; Old Faithful; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz: The Beginning of the End. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, 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. Pvt. Bolton is scared of every creature in the Vietnam jungles, but the real danger is the Viet Cong. An early use of technology allows King Astares to defeat the navy of Exertes the Great. Willy Schultz finally rejoins the Allies, aiding British commandos in a raid on a Nazi base. Devils Brigade: Outpost; The Terrible Fears of P.F.C. Bolton!; Defeat at Mebes; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz: The Beginning of the End Part 2. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Tony Tallarico, Juan Dalfiume, 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 risks his life and his unit to save the children of a civilian he accidentally killed. Willy Schultz is captured while helping British commandos on a raid. The Kewpie Dolls; Devils Brigade: Outpost, Part 2; Always Alert; The Peace Saver; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz: Beginning of the End Part 3. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Tony Tallarico, Juan Dalfiume, 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 time-capsule look at methods of Viet Cong to disappear into the jungle, and Cold War propaganda. Willy Schultz and his British cohorts plot an escape from a POW camp in Italy during WWII. The Vanishing Cong; Re-Union in Ste. Claire; Communist Lies; Outfoxing the Fox; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Clemente Rezzonico, 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 injured Willy Schultz is unable to help British officers make their escape attempt from the POW camp. GIs use an old home-town trick to find a boat when they need to capture a bridge in WWII. A pilot shot down over occupied France is aided by villagers who have been oppressed by the Nazis too long. The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz; The Weak Become the Strong; The Last Bridge; The Iron Heels. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, 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. A fortunate British air raid allows Willy Schultz to escape from the prison train. A US tank crew discovers where General Rommel is massing his forces for an attack. Lt. Osborne struggles to motivate his platoon, which is known for "bugging-out." The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher: Another Agent?; Just One Crummy Tank!; In the Trenches, 1917; The Bug-Out Platoon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Willy Schultz comes to the aid of Italian partisans who are trying to liberate their village. General Rydell seeks a way to stall the German assault on his troops until they can capture the German Field marshal. A corporal figures out that a town is booby-trapped - but can he warn the troops in time? The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz: The Partisans; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher: Mixed Microfilms; A Man Is Born; When All Is Lost; Hidden Killers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.