Frontline Combat (1995 Chocran/Gemstone) comic books 1994-1996

Add to cart VF 8.0 $7.00

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $6.80

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $9.70

Add to cart Fine $9.00

Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Marines Retreat!", script and inks by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin; American forces are surrounded at the Changjin Reservoir, so they attempt to make their way back to the coast; Private Parks is dreaming of his kinfolk back at home, so much so that he puts himself in a precarious and probably fatal position. "Enemy Assault!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; An American soldier finds himself in a standoff with a Chinese Communist soldier, and he sees that he is not just a robotic soldier advancing over a battlefield, but a living, breathing human being; As they talk, they realize they have much in common, including a wife and kids. "The Fatal Step" text story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. "O.P.!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Russ Heath; An Army howitzer officer makes contact with a forward operation post, inquiring as to whether the enemy is advancing and if they need support. "Unterseeboot 113," script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Bouncing Bertha," script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; As some American soldier watch a tiny beetle struggling in the water, they are reminded that the enemy is teeming in the hills and they need to get a move on; So they load up in their "Bouncing Bertha": a Patton M-46 tank and head out. "Zero Hour!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; The new recruits were obviously nervous, awaiting the order from the Sergeant to go over the top toward the Jerries; One in particular stuck close to the Sergeant, who promised to "show him the ropes", when all of a sudden, a German machine gun opened up on them, causing the friendly forces to retreat. "Gettysburg!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood. "Contact!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; Durkee seems to think that the North Korean Army simply can't match up against the American soldier, but hard lessons are soon to be learned. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Tin Can!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Sailors aboard a U.S. Destroyer are busy shaving while Seaman 2/C Yearling gets on them about dirtying up newly cleaned sinks, when General Quarters is called after the ship hits a mine; During the confusion and lights going out, Yearling gets trapped in a flooded compartment, whose door has been shut and secured to prevent the rest of the ship being flooded, not knowing Yearling is inside. "Desert Fox!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood. "The Bridge" text story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Prisoner of War!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; American soldiers, plucked from occupation duty in Japan, and sent into the heat of battle in the Korean War, are taken prisoner; One of them, Benedict, brown-noses the enemy and is put in charge of marching his fellow grunts towards Seoul. "How They Die!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; As U.S. Army jeeps roll across France toward Chalon in WW2, a Frenchman remembers the wars involving the French: back to the times when Attila the Hun raced across toward the same destination and met defeat at the hands of the Romans, then the British in the 1300's, on to the time of Napoleon and his defeat at the hands of the Russians, and then WW1. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $8.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Last $2.00 cover price. Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Combat Medic!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; As medics tend to a wounded soldier, the Captain tells everybody that the division is pulling out, but the medics want to stay where they are; As they continue to treat the wounded man, the four soldiers bugging out are shot and killed by a Chinese machine gun. "Light Brigade!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood. "The Wreckers" text story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Air Burst!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; The Americans have the Chinese on the run, but two of the enemy's remaining mortar crew have a surprise for the advancing Americans: a booby trap. "Bomb Run!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; An American bomber, "The Odyssey", has made a successful bombing run over a Filipino island when Japanese Zeros fill the sky and attack; While several Zeros are shot down, the bomber suffers a hit left engine, and they radio for help. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

First $2.50 cover price. Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman. "442nd Combat Team," script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; A story about the experience of a combat unit composed of Japanese-Americans during the war; The enemy attempts to get them to come over to their side, but they attack and win, and when questioned, they give a thumbs up and say "The enemy forgot that we're Americans!" "Stonewall Jackson!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; The Confederate soldier who accidentally shot General Stonewall Jackson during nighttime battle conditions relates the story of Jackson and the brigade he was a part of, and the conditions that led to the Gedneral's demise. "War Machines!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; The story describes the efforts of American planes and tanks to dig Koreans out of their cave hill fortifications; The Koreans survive the efforts of the war machines, but they are killed when the infantrymen are sent in to finish the job. "Big 'If'!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; A soldier who is dying by the roadside after taking a piece of shrapnel in the chest thinks about how his life might have gone differently if he was only standing a little to the left when the explosive had gone off. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman. "A Platoon!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Readers are invited to join in with a platoon during the Korean War; Peewee can't understand why Ed doesn't want his sergeant's rating. "War of 1812!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood. "Fate" text story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ace!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Confident Lt. Chesterfield, having just downed his 3rd Pfalz of the month, tells his comrades in arms that he is going after a Rumpler next; He succeeds and a day later goes up against his 5th and 6th planes; If he bags one of them, he becomes an ace! "Bellyrobber!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.