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Issue Details

Issue #54
Published March-April 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Robert Kanigher

Cover Details - "An Iron Egg for Sarge!"

Genre War
Pencils Jerry Grandenetti
Inks Jerry Grandenetti

13 page Gunner & Sarge story "An Egg for Sarge"

Characters Sarge; Gunner
Synopsis Sarge is so tired of k-rations that he's opening fire on them. So he and Gunner go in search of an enemy outpost with "real" food. Their first attack gets them fish heads and rice. But eventually they end up serving eggs made of TNT to the enemy...grenades!
Genre War
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Jerry Grandenetti
Inks Jerry Grandenetti

1 page filler "Coast Guard Almanac"

Notes Appears after the first chapter of the Gunner & Sarge story.

1 page Buzzy public service announcement Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz

Genre teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Appears before the second chapter of the Gunner & Sarge story.

1 page Sgt. Route-Step O'Malley filler

Notes Appears after the Gunner & Sarge story.

6 page story "Fighting Switch"

Characters UDT Lt. Charley "Fish" Neal; Ed "Wings" Francis
Synopsis Pilot Ed is flying frogman Charley on a mission to deliver a special torpedo to a Japanese destroyer. Unfortunately, Charley gets shot and has to stay with the plane, leaving Ed to frogman duty. Then Ed gets shot and Charley has to fly the duo back to base.
Genre War
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Jack Abel
Inks Jack Abel

1 page filler "No Step Backward"

Half page Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner letters page

Letters Typeset

Half page statement of ownership "Statement of Ownership"

Letters Typeset

6 page story "G.I. Shock Absorbers"

Characters Tom West; Harry West
Synopsis Assigned to delay the advance of shock troops, the Wests become "Shock Absorbers."
Genre War
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito