Combat comic books issue 20

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"The Doomed Legion," pencils by Charles Nicholas; A battalion of US troops try to help the French hold an outpost in Indo-China; Surrounded, outnumbered, and low on munitions, these men learn true grit to hold on until help can arrive. "Prison Camp Slaughter," script by Robert Bernstein, art by Pete Morisi; Some panicked G.I.s decide that surrender is better than certain death in battle; After all, how bad can the Communist prison camps be?; They learn, to their regret, that their seemingly enlightened captors are really heartless butchers. "Death Trap," pencils by Louis Ravielli; G.I.'s on furlough in Berlin go out for a good time, but fall prey to a Nazi sympathizers, who drug and sneak them across enemy lines; They must fight their way back to freedom and vengeance. "Behind Enemy Lines," art by Robert Q. Sale; A paratrooper, uncertain of his own valor, goes afoul on his first mission; Alone and wounded behind enemy lines, he is aided by a young boy who looks up to him; The G.I. must find the bravery within him when the enemy closes in on him and the boy. "Sling-Shot Grenades" text story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories by Paul S. Newman and others. Art by Sam Glanzman and others. Unlike other war comics of the era, Dell's Combat focused on the events of historic battles, rather than war fiction, with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. American forces are trapped in besieged Bastogne as part of the Battle of the Bulge. Bastogne or Bust; The Patrol; The Clever Evader. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Three untitled Combat Kelly stories (art on all by David Berg), plus a back-up story, "Cookie, the Commie Collector" (art by Dick Ayers). Two-page text story, "Rescue." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

2 untitled Combat Casey stories plus "The High Road to Hades" (art on all by Robert Q. Sale). Back-up story, "Good-Bye, Korea" (art by Sale) and a two-page text story, "Man at the Switch!" Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series. "Shakedown!" (art by Bill Everett), "Frogman" (art by Richard Doxsee), "The Sinking Ship" (art by John Forte), "Night Strike" (art by Bob Powell), "S.O.S. Torpedo" (art by Paul Reinman), and a two-page text story, "The Sun Victory." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 20 - 1st printing. " TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy!" Written by Barrett Tillman. Art by Tom Tullis. The first monoplane aircraft ordered by the US Navy for carrier operations, the Douglas TBD Devastator was designed to fulfil a requirement for a new torpedo bomber. Just 129 were built, and when it entered service it was the most modern aircraft of its type anywhere in the world. Its only real taste of action came on 4 June 1942 in the pivotal Battle of Midway, when 35 were shot down in a clash with Japanese A6M Zero fighters. The aircraft was replaced by the Grumman Avenger weeks later. Softcover, 98 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.