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Issue Details

Issue #96
Published April-May 1961
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Robert Kanigher

Cover Details - "Mission X!"

Genre war; science fiction
Pencils Russ Heath
Inks Russ Heath
Notes Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2008. Original indexer credited Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.

13 page War That Time Forgot story "Mission X!"

Characters Jesse [The Professor]; Marty
Synopsis Marty and The Professor land on a mysterious island populated by giant animals, as the island finally sinks beneath the waves they make their escape in an oversized turtle egg shell.
Genre war; science fiction
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Notes Pencil credits, and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2008. These records also give ink credits to Andru.
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #7 (February 1965)

5 page story "Bodyguard For a Flattop"

Genre war
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Jack Abel
Inks Jack Abel
Notes Pencil and inks credits, and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2008.

5 page story "The Nothing Ace"

Genre war
Script Hank Chapman
Pencils Jerry Grandenetti
Inks Jerry Grandenetti
Notes Pencil and inks credits, and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2008.

1 page Army Crests filler

Script Morris Waldinger
Pencils Morris Waldinger
Inks Tom Nicolisi

Half page Army Almanac filler

Script Morris Waldinger
Pencils Morris Waldinger
Inks Tom Nicolisi