Soldier and Marine Comics Vol. 2 (1956) comic books
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Issue #9
Published Dec 1956 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.30
Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by George Marko, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Numbering continues from Never Again (1955) #8. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. During WWII, an outgunned Marine squad concocts a desperate plan to take out an approaching Nazi Tiger tank. A by-the-book lieutenant fresh out of officer training demoralizes a Marine company near the front in Korea. Good ol' boy Smollet's marksmanship and endurance in combat make up for his lack of Marine-style discipline and grammar. The Tiger; The Lieutenant Nobody Liked; Clever Catapult; Hard Luck Platoon; Hill Billy Boy; Dopey Danny Dee. Final issue under this title; series continues as Jerry Drummer (1957 #10. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
