| Issue | #47 |
| Published | April 1957 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Robert Kanigher (actual) |
| Notes | Indexer's copy is stamped "February 19, 1957", which may indicate a purchase date. |
| Synopsis | Two US soldiers face an approaching Nazi tank: illustration is not directly related to the story of the same title. |
| Genre | War |
| Pencils | Jerry Grandenetti |
| Inks | Jerry Grandenetti |
| Notes | Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue (added by Greg Fischer, August 2008). |
| Synopsis | Ad for stamp company. |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | inside front cover |
| Characters | Hank Adams |
| Synopsis | Hank believes a sniper's job is the loneliest in the army, but finds plenty of action. |
| Genre | War |
| Script | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Ross Andru |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Notes | Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, show Ross Andru as being paid for the pencils and inks for this story, however Mike Esposito worked with Ross and scholars agree he inked this story (added by Greg Fischer, August 2008). |
| Synopsis | Ad for seed sales to earn prizes. |
| Pencils | ?; ? (photo) |
| Inks | ?; ? (photo) |
| Colors | ?; ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Buzzy; Dave |
| Synopsis | Buzzy and a friend learn about the different types of nurses and why people get into a nursing career. |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Jack Schiff |
| Pencils | Ruben Moreira |
| Inks | Ruben Moreira |
| Letters | Ira Schnapp |
| Notes | Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. |
| Characters | Joe Dugan; Pvt. Wilson |
| Synopsis | Comparing weapons to their army manual descriptions, it is shown how the soldier is the most versatile weapon of all. |
| Genre | War |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Russ Heath |
| Inks | Russ Heath |
| Notes | Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (added by Greg Fischer, August 2008). |
| Synopsis | Ad for BB gun that comes with toy targets. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Ad for miniature camera. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | A solitary soldier crosses what should be an empty patch of ground, but encounters several enemy soldiers one-by-one. |
| Genre | War |
| Script | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Ross Andru |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Notes | Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, show Ross Andru as being paid for the pencils and inks for this story, however Mike Esposito worked with Ross and scholars agree he inked this story (added by Greg Fischer, August 2008). |
| Synopsis | Brief histories of three war events in American history: the November 4, 1796 treaty to pay tribute to Pasha Yusuf Caramelli, the March 3, 1863 Enrollment Act (first draft law), and the December 29, 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee Creek, the final battle of the Indian Wars. |
| Genre | war |
| Synopsis | House ad for contest running in DC Comics, with winners announced in March issues. |
| Synopsis | Three short stories including the "Sailboat Submarine" of World War II, a Navy pilot landing while temporarily blinded, and disarming an unexploded bomb. |
| Genre | war |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | One illustration of the "Sailboat Submarine." |
| Characters | Jack Hanlon |
| Synopsis | Jack must watch a dog that his battalion takes on as a mascot. |
| Genre | War |
| Script | France Herron |
| Pencils | Arthur Peddy |
| Inks | Arthur Peddy |
| Synopsis | Ad for plastic soldiers. |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Colors | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Ad for motto plaque sales. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Joe Louis; Mickey Mantle; Bob Cousy; Robert Colville |
| Synopsis | Ad for body building info from sports stars. |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | inside back cover |
| Characters | Mickey Mantle; Dick |
| Synopsis | Ad for greeting card sales to earn prizes. |
| Pencils | ?; ? (photo) |
| Inks | ?; ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | back cover |