Auctions: comic books in 'P.T. Boat'

"Torpedo Track" (art--pencils only?--by Carmine Infantino), "Battle Scout," "Unlucky Seven," and "Fighting Duck!" Edited by Whitney Ellsworth and Robert Kanigher. Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick, Causin, Sam Burlockoff, Joe Giella, Arthur Peddy, David Kahn, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. A soldier's-eye view of the stress, danger and grim choices that come with war. The PT boat known as the "Normandy Phantom" makes nightly raids on the Nazi-occupied French coast. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. The crew of a destroyer escorts an aircraft carrier from her launching until her destruction during WWII. Casson has a panic attack during combat and is considered a "coward" by the crew, but an escape to an Axis-held island gives him a chance to redeem himself. Shadow of the X; Firepower; The Coward's Way; The Normandy Phantom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Rocke Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno and others. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Gus must learn how to cope with fear while working in the engine room. A badly damaged PT boat's crew prepares for one last stand at Guadalcanal. The crew of a transport try to survive afloat on the open sea after their ship is torpedoed by a U-boat. Terror Below; Torpedo Alley; The Last Salvo; The Ghost of PT-197. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Origin Capt. Storm. Irv Novick cover and art. Cover price $0.12.

Joe Kubert art Cover price $0.12.

Gene Colan art Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and others. Unlike other war comics of the era, Dell's Combat focused on the events of historic battles, rather than war fiction, with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. This issue focuses on future President John F. Kennedy's service on PT boat #109 during WWII. JFK cover and story were printed while Kennedy was still in the White House. Roman soldiers launch an assault on Palmyra. The PT Boat; PT Combat; Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.; The Fall of Palmyra; Barracuda; Small Combat Ships. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Gene Byrnes, Michael Gruber and Gustavo Trigo. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. At the end of WWII, a Navy "frogman" must guide a torpedo by hand up a river into the last remaining Axis cruiser. Navy artillery spotters have to call down shells on their own position after they are overrun by enemy forces, in a story with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. In another Glanzman story, Heywood is considered "chicken" by his fellow pilots. Torpedo Jockey; On Target; Panic Dive; Will He Chicken Again? Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Art by Louis Ravielli and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover by Louis Ravielli. Sometimes listed as Undersea Fighting Commandos #1, the title in the indicia; the first two words were flipped for the remaining issues. Tales of the U.S. Navys Underwater Demolition Team, popularly known as the frogmen. U.S. frogmen become the point men in a suicidal undersea invasion of the North Korean coast during the Korean War. A soldier posthumously receives a Medal of Honor, but turns up alive in time to receive it in person. Also featuring a stunning contents page illustrated by Louis Ravielli on the inside front cover. Assignment Suicide!; Parachute Open!; Marooned on a Raft; Medal of Honor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Intro art by Romeo Tanghal. Rotirra--the Monster-Weapon!, script by Bob Rozakis, art by Gerry Talaoc; set in the Pacific in June 1943 during World War II. The Life and Death of Charlie Golem, script by Bob Toomey, art by Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]; set in summer of 1943 in Eastern Europe during World War II. The Greatest Story Never Told, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Danny Bulanadi; set at the Teruel Front in Spain in 1937. The Day after Doomsday story, script by Roger McKenzie, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Bob Downs. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.50.