Issue | #9 |
Published | December 1955 |
Cover Price | $0.10 |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Art credits from "Atlas Tales" website: http://www.atlastales.com/. |
Genre | war |
Pencils | Joe Maneely |
Inks | Joe Maneely |
Notes | Art credits from "Atlas Tales" website: http://www.atlastales.com/. |
Characters | Ms. Perry; Battleship Burke; Salty Smith; Korean army personnel; Commander Perry |
Synopsis | Burke and Salty are attempting to deliver Commander Perry's daughter to the ship whem they are ambushed by the communists. The communists use them as bait to lure the Commander's destroyer into artillery range, but Burke escapes and flags a message of warning, saving the ship. |
Genre | war |
Notes | Includes a partial semaphore flag signal code alphabet. |
Characters | Sid Fuller; Capt. "Blackjack" Plummer; Clark Moten |
Synopsis | First Mate Clark Moten has always held a desk job, but performs under pressure in order to save his precious pipe tobacco. |
Genre | war |
Pencils | Dave Berg (signed) |
Inks | Dave Berg (signed) |
Synopsis | Erik, a Viking leader, discovers that the Saxons have created an innovative ship of archers that he must retreat from. |
Genre | war |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | First page is after second story sequence, and second page is after third story sequence. |
Characters | General Haguro; U.S. Marines |
Synopsis | General Haguro takes down the U.S. flag at Guam when he captures the island, and a Marine sargeant is imprisoned with it until the Marines re-take the island years later. They then force General Haguro to put the flag back up. |
Genre | war |
Notes | Includes dates of U.S. re-taking of many islands in the Pacific theatre of war. |
Characters | John Deering; U.S. Navy personnel |
Synopsis | John is chosen to steer the tanker true to course during the worst of battle, because of his experience. |
Genre | war |
Pencils | Mac L. Pakula (signed) |
Inks | Mac L. Pakula (signed) |