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    Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) #5 VG- 3.5
    Published Apr 1952 by Charlton Comics Group.

    Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) 5 VG- 3.5

    Miscut.

    Ended Jan 19 2021
    Winning Bid $52

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. After a collection of pin-up photos is destroyed, Canteen Kate volunteers to recreate them herself, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack and his team make a desperate attempt to take an enemy fort that has resisted air and sea attacks, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Sgt. Tripoli Shores and his buddies parachute behind enemy lines to rescue a captured American agent. Leatherneck Jack: Trail of the Tokyo Terrorist; Packaged Peril; Canteen Kate: Candid Cutie; Experiment with Death; Tripoli Shores: Fugitives from the Firing Squad; The Bobsledding Wildcats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: VG- 3.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)