Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) comic books 1967

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Morris Waldinger, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Marine Boyd thinks back to how he wound up winning a Silver Star after Guadalcanal. The Marine Corps trains new recruits when hostilities break out on the Korean peninsula. When the Korean War escalates, a lieutenant in the Marine reserve finds himself on the front with soldiers who have been there since the beginning: uncouth, battle-trained weirdoes with names like Baboon and Stoop McGoop. I Don't Deserve the Medal; Simple Strategy; Ready to Fight: Korea 1950; Not My Kind of War; The College Kid and the Animals! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, and Al Caruso. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Marines face a surprise attack from Axis forces after they thought they had taken all the fight out of them. Three Marines struggle to stay alive during the Battle of Guadalcanal in WWII. Novice recruit Tripp finds himself cut off from his company and facing off against Axis troops on a remote island in the South Pacific. Banzai! Banzai!; U. S. Fighting Man's Code; Foothold in Hell; On-the-Job Training! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Frank McLaughlin, Horacio Altuna, Charles Nicholas, Carl Hubbell, M. Salito and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Doolin rushes a machinegun nest in no-man's-land during the Second Battle of the Marne in WWI. Marines in a Vietnamese village set a trap for a suspected enemy informer. A sergeant agonizes over a difficult battlefield choice while trying to take an Axis machinegun nest on a tropical island. World War I: Duel in No Man's Land; Manhunt; Comeback Trail; The Lieutenant Was Scared; The Best Squad in the Corps. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Carlos Casalla. Stories and art by Carlos Casalla, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. A Marine company tries to hold back an enemy advance in Korea, even outnumbered 10 to 1. Sgt. Birkin's motto is "every man for himself," but a Chinese mortar barrage in Korea puts the lie to his words. Leroy learns how to be a Marine on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The Company of Walking Dead; Every Man For Himself; Weapons, Wars, & Wisdom; The Skyraider: Low, Slow, and Poison; The Misfit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Enio Legisamon. Stories and art by Enio Legisamon, Tony Tallarico, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Another look at rising public sentiment against the Vietnam War, as an embedded journalist with Charlie Company has an antagonistic relationship with the soldiers, until an enemy attack puts things in perspective. A document of its moment. In another Vietnam story, Marine reinforcements find the enemy is waiting for them in the jungle. The War Criminals; Who's Chicken?; The Invisible Army. Korea 1950; Always Alert; Bug-Out. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.