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

Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	May 1952
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Benton J. Resnik (General Manager); Mel Lazarus (Art Director)

Cover Details - "Bring a friend..."

Characters	Spike; Bat; Cobra Woman
Synopsis	Full-page, front cover illustration depicts Spike and Bat approaching the gun-toting Cobra Woman.
Genre	war; humor; adventure

1 page advertisement "Camera Offer"

Synopsis	Full-page, inside front cover ad for the Scenex camera ($1.29) from Jolola Sales of Buffalo, New York.
Script	? (ad copy)
Letters	Typeset

12 page Spike and Bat story "Madame Cobra"

Characters	Spike; Bat; Cobra Woman
Synopsis	Spike and Bat are sent behind enemy lines to free an intelligence officer held in a Korean POW camp commanded by the notorious torturer, Madame Cobra.
Genre	war; humor; adventure

11 page Spike and Bat story "The Terror of the Deep"

Characters	Spike; Bat; Professor Hiller; Rose (Hiller's niece)
Synopsis	Spike and Bat discover a Communist base on a Pacific island while investigating a sea serpent rumor.
Genre	war; humor; adventure

1 page Oliver story "Boy, I feel lower..."

Characters	Oliver
Synopsis	Young Marine Oliver receives a six-foot photograph of his girlfriend.
Genre	war; humor; gags

2 page text article "A Walk in Korea"

Synopsis	Article about a two-day battle in Korea involving United States Marines in 1871.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

4 page Lover O'Leary and His Liberty Belles illustration "Ya goin' inta the dance, Joe?"

Characters	Lover O'Leary; Tango Tillie; Waltzin' Winnie; Jivin' Judy; Rhumba Rosie; two nerdy, young Marines
Synopsis	Lover O'Leary takes two young Marines to a dance and comments on Good Girl types.
Genre	war; humor

2 page Gwendolyn story "What's on your mind..."

Characters	Gwendolyn
Synopsis	Female Marine Gwendolyn wants to meet men so she's stationed on the chow-line.
Genre	war; humor; gags
Reprinted	in Tell It to the Marines (Toby, 1952 series) #15; in Tell It to the Marines (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #1

1 page advertisement "Doll House Offer"

Synopsis	Full-page, inside back cover ad for a paper doll house kit ($1.00) from Jolola Sales of Buffalo, New York.
Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	? (spot illustration)
Inks	? (spot illustration)
Letters	typeset

1 page advertisement "Puppet Theater Offer"

Synopsis	Full-page, back cover ad for a paper puppet theater ($1.98) from Jolola Sales of Buffalo, New York.
Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	? (spot illustrations)
Inks	? (spot illustrations)
Letters	Typeset