Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #9
Published December 1955
Cover Price $0.10
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Art credits from "Atlas Tales" website: http://www.atlastales.com/.

Cover Details - "Fire All Torpedoes!"

Genre war
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Notes Art credits from "Atlas Tales" website: http://www.atlastales.com/.

6 page Battleship Burke story "untitled"

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.

6 page story "Fire All Torpedoes"

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)

2 page text story "The Dragon Ship"

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.

5 page story "The Man Who Tore Down The Stars and Stripes"

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.

6 page story "Tanker"

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)