Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) comic books 1967-1969

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Morris Waldinger, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Marine Boyd thinks back to how he wound up winning a Silver Star after Guadalcanal. The Marine Corps trains new recruits when hostilities break out on the Korean peninsula. When the Korean War escalates, a lieutenant in the Marine reserve finds himself on the front with soldiers who have been there since the beginning: uncouth, battle-trained weirdoes with names like Baboon and Stoop McGoop. I Don't Deserve the Medal; Simple Strategy; Ready to Fight: Korea 1950; Not My Kind of War; The College Kid and the Animals! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, and Al Caruso. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Marines face a surprise attack from Axis forces after they thought they had taken all the fight out of them. Three Marines struggle to stay alive during the Battle of Guadalcanal in WWII. Novice recruit Tripp finds himself cut off from his company and facing off against Axis troops on a remote island in the South Pacific. Banzai! Banzai!; U. S. Fighting Man's Code; Foothold in Hell; On-the-Job Training! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Frank McLaughlin, Horacio Altuna, Charles Nicholas, Carl Hubbell, M. Salito and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Doolin rushes a machinegun nest in no-man's-land during the Second Battle of the Marne in WWI. Marines in a Vietnamese village set a trap for a suspected enemy informer. A sergeant agonizes over a difficult battlefield choice while trying to take an Axis machinegun nest on a tropical island. World War I: Duel in No Man's Land; Manhunt; Comeback Trail; The Lieutenant Was Scared; The Best Squad in the Corps. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Carlos Casalla. Stories and art by Carlos Casalla, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. A Marine company tries to hold back an enemy advance in Korea, even outnumbered 10 to 1. Sgt. Birkin's motto is "every man for himself," but a Chinese mortar barrage in Korea puts the lie to his words. Leroy learns how to be a Marine on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The Company of Walking Dead; Every Man For Himself; Weapons, Wars, & Wisdom; The Skyraider: Low, Slow, and Poison; The Misfit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Enio Legisamon. Stories and art by Enio Legisamon, Tony Tallarico, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Another look at rising public sentiment against the Vietnam War, as an embedded journalist with Charlie Company has an antagonistic relationship with the soldiers, until an enemy attack puts things in perspective. A document of its moment. In another Vietnam story, Marine reinforcements find the enemy is waiting for them in the jungle. The War Criminals; Who's Chicken?; The Invisible Army. Korea 1950; Always Alert; Bug-Out. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Carlos Casalla. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. In the first appearance of the long-running characters, Shotgun Harker and "The Chicken" target a heavy mortar squad in Vietnam. A veteran of Korea and WWII, Major Haydock faces his last battlefield in Vietnam. Marines in WWII learn the meaning of the phrase "Tokyo Express." Major Haydocks Last War; The Leaners; The Second Time; Rope a Raider; The Tokyo Express; Introducing "Shotgun" Harker and the Chicken. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Vietnam soldiers Shotgun Harker and The Chicken try to intervene in a local election, and discover an underground tunnel of the enemy. A grunt's-eye-view of the war in Korea. Frank is paralyzed with fear as he faces his first combat in WWII at the Battle of Saipan. Us Heroes; He'll Never Make a Marine; Burgunia's Big Bluff?; Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Buckshot & Ballots. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. In 1939 Japan, Lt. Malone has a run-in with a Japanese officer; years later, at the Battle of Guadalcanal, he recognizes the enemy's tactics and realizes he has the chance to settle an old score. Marines in Vietnam try to help villagers cope with Viet Cong attacks. Plus a Shotgun Harker and the Chicken Vietnam story. The Right Bait; The Tokyo Trick; Always Alert; Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Hey Charlie, Surprise! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by A. Martinez. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. A new Marine in 1917 France has to figure out the battlefield before it kills him. Jeff may be a medic, but in Korea, he learns that he may still have to fight to stay alive. In a Shotgun Harker and The Chicken story that reflects the attitudes of the time, peace activists go to Vietnam and are used as dupes by the enemy, until one of them stumbles on the truth. Over the Top; Undersea Navy; Always Alert; Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: The Peaceniks; Mousie the Medic. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Tony Tallarico, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Marines, Army and a downed pilot join forces to take out an Axis-held hilltop. A Marine pilot captured in Korea is subjected to torture and interrogation. To avoid Viet Cong tactics aimed at disorienting the troops, Marines switch to a series of silent hand signals to communicate with each other. The Okinawa Squeeze; The Living Death; Stung, Bit, Chewed or Shot!; Silent Signals; Weapons, Wars and Wisdom; Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Hanoi Ambush. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sanho Kim, Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Sanho Kim, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. During the assault on Honeycomb Hill, Marine Hines finds a tunnel that could turn the tide of battle. A captain suspects that Chinese soldiers have crossed the Yalu River, but he needs proof. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken seek enemy arms shipments in Vietnam. Honeycomb Hill; Spot a Spy; The Divine Wind; Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: The Hidden Guns in the DMZ; Prize Prisoner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Bill Montes. Stories and art by Sanho Kim, Bill Montes, Willi Franz, Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. In Korea, a sergeant must single-handedly hold off an enemy advance long enough for a wounded captain to be evacuated. Marine Harker gets a shotgun as a gift, but it turns out to be a boon on the battlefield in Vietnam, one worthy of a nickname. The Hostages; The Trek of the Third Platoon; Sam Spolo, the Spy Smasher; Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: In the Dark. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Bill Montes. Stories and art by Bill Montes and Tony Tallarico. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. In WWII, a wounded American corporal manages to capture a Japanese colonel in a cave, but the colonel's honor demands a different ending. In Vietnam, Shotgun Harker and the Chicken find trouble on night patrol. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Trouble in the Night; Meet the Champ; Always Alert; A Question of Honor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Montes. Stories and art by Bill Montes and Tony Tallarico. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. In Vietnam, a sergeant is cut off from his platoon, with only two inexperienced privates to back him up. In Korea, a soldier goes on a desperate rescue mission to save captured Marines, disguised as a care package of blankets. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: It's O.K. for a Tiger to Be Yellow!; When in Doubt, Attack!; Prisoners at Hagaru; Marianas Turkeyshoot; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Stories and art by Carlos Casalla, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. During WWII, Marines try to rescue their beloved commander "Pappy." In Vietnam, a misfit soldier rescues a stray dog from the battlefield and finds in him a kindred spirit. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken learn a new definition of heroism. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: A New Kind of Hero; We Let Them Capture Pappy Smith!; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher; Two Misfits. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Rezzonico. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Rezzonico, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Surrounded by Korean and Chinese soldiers, Doc Brady and his squad learn the meaning of courage and sacrifice. Shotgun Harker and Chicken get captured by the Viet Cong while escorting pin-up queen Miss LaFlamme, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: The Viet Cong & The Sweetheart Of Mardiv 1; Pinned Down!; Always Alert; No One Will Know We Died. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.