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

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $99.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

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. The lure of these early issues is the military-comedy series featuring redheaded military mascot Canteen Kate. Kate causes comic chaos when she auditions for an upcoming stage performance for the troops, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack is trapped in the target area of the Marine Corps' own rocket attack, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Meanwhile, his buddies Monte and Gum travel toward a hidden enemy outpost at Junkyard Junction. Plus two more Colan stories. Cover by Baker. Frontline Private; Leatherneck Jack: Blitz at Junkyard Junction; Canteen Kate: Call to Arms; Front Line Snafu; Disguised for Death!; Enemy Breakthrough. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $61.00 View scan Cover and centerfold detached. Severe water damage with staple rust/migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Cover by Fran Matera. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Canteen Kate tries to alter her pal's ill-fitting uniform, but first she needs the right fabric from the supply depot, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack and his pals face a cacophony of auditory assaults, as well as a fog-shrouded grenade attack, in a story that may feature early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Separated from his unit, Biff starts a landslide to subdue the enemy soldiers who wounded his pal Smokey. Tough Luck Makes a Hero; Leatherneck Jack; Canteen Kate: Tailor Maid; Tripoli Shores: Detour to Destruction; Guerrillas Die at Dawn; Danger Ahead; Gallantry in Action. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $70.00 View scans 2" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Gene L. Coon, Matt Baker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Canteen Kate tries to put Al in the General's good graces when she finds out the General loves gardening, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Tokyo on leave, Leatherneck Jack sets out to track down a missing buddy last seen with a Russian dancer named Olga, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A Marine sergeant in Korea stumbles on trouble when he sees a sampan ship carrying contraband. Plus an early prose story by future Star Trek screenwriter Gene L. Coon, a veteran of Korea and WWII. Cover by Baker. Tankers Test; Tripoli Shores: Operation Rescue; Canteen Kate: Ready…Aim…Fire!; Express to Extinction; Major Error; Leatherneck Jack: Strategy for Suicide. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Charles F. X. Houts, Matt Baker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Canteen Kate hates to see her buddies digging ditches, so she tries to help out with a steam shovel, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack and Monte target an enemy ammunition dump behind enemy lines, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Sgt. Tripoli Shores meets with the mysterious guerrilla leader known only as The Tiger. Cover by Baker. Patrol Duty; Tripoli Shores: The Mysterious Tiger; Canteen Kate: Foxhole Floozie; Armored Death; Leatherneck Jack: The Big Blast; Biff Barnes & Smokey Walsh: Flying High. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $235.00 View scans Cover coming loose at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $325.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover loose at one staple. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

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 Al accidentally breaks the Colonel's vase, Canteen Kate thinks she can put it back together, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack and Monte are assigned to learn if the enemy is using a sacred temple for military purposes, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Biff and Smokey stow away on a freight train and find themselves deep in enemy territory. Cover by Baker. Have You Heard This One?; Tripoli Shores: Ivan the Terrible; Canteen Kate: Say It with Flour; Leatherneck Jack: Mountain Murder; Biff & Smokey: Round Trip Ticket to Danger; Private Thistlewait: Left Out; The Lighter Side; Quips and Queries. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $105.00 View scans 2" tear on front cover. Water damage.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Mort Drucker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Needing a Quonset hut, Canteen Kate concocts a rendezvous with a Carmen Miranda-like actress, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack finds a stray Korean ox that is perfect for a special mission, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Sgt. Tripoli Shores and his sidekick Pt. Woods are discharged from the Korean War, only to have their plane crash-land in the Philippines. Plus a story featuring early art from future Mad magazine legend Mort Drucker. Cover by Baker. Tripoli Shores: Mustered for Mayhem; Canteen Kate: Lieutenants, Beware; Leatherneck Jack: Battlefield Barbecue; Hit the Dirt; Fun Time; The Lighter Side. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $59.95 or Best Offer View scan Missing top staple (not manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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. Canteen Kate causes comic chaos when she auditions for an upcoming stage performance for the troops, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack is trapped in the target area of the Marine Corps' own rocket attack, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Meanwhile, his buddies Monte and Gum travel toward a hidden enemy outpost at Junkyard Junction. Plus two more Colan stories. Cover by Baker. Frontline Private; Leatherneck Jack: Blitz at Junkyard Junction; Canteen Kate: Call to Arms; Front Line Snafu; Disguised for Death!; Enemy Breakthrough. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno, Don Perlin, Ken Battefield, Sal Trapani, Rocke Mastroserio and unknown. Featuring: "Breakthrough"; "Yuh Never Had It So Good!"; "The Taste of Fear"; "Fire at My Flags"; "The Lonely Marine"; "Parade Ground Marine"; "Tank Vs Marine"; "Two Hour Truce"; "The Amazing Legion"; "A Marine-Type Picnic!"; "Army of Generals"; and the 1-page story "The Amazing Legion"! Plus: 2-page text story "Survival at Sea"! Also: 2-page text article "Early Projectile Throwers"! 64 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. A single Marine left behind on an island takes on enemy troops by himself. A WWI soldier grows to hate the constant gas drills, but he will hate the gas even more. A lone Marine is cut off from his unit during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Major Hard-Nose; Making a Marine; Gas Drill!; Grenade Raid; Ammo Detail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by 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. Vietnam soldiers Shotgun Harker and The Chicken try to intervene in a local election, and discover an underground tunnel of the enemy. A grunt's-eye-view of the war in Korea. Frank is paralyzed with fear as he faces his first combat in WWII at the Battle of Saipan. Us Heroes; He'll Never Make a Marine; Burgunia's Big Bluff?; Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Buckshot & Ballots. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Bill Molno, 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. Marines, Army and a downed pilot join forces to take out an Axis-held hilltop. A Marine pilot captured in Korea is subjected to torture and interrogation. To avoid Viet Cong tactics aimed at disorienting the troops, Marines switch to a series of silent hand signals to communicate with each other. The Okinawa Squeeze; The Living Death; Stung, Bit, Chewed or Shot!; Silent Signals; Weapons, Wars and Wisdom; Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Hanoi Ambush. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Sanho Kim, Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Sanho Kim, 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. During the assault on Honeycomb Hill, Marine Hines finds a tunnel that could turn the tide of battle. A captain suspects that Chinese soldiers have crossed the Yalu River, but he needs proof. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken seek enemy arms shipments in Vietnam. Honeycomb Hill; Spot a Spy; The Divine Wind; Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: The Hidden Guns in the DMZ; Prize Prisoner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Bill Montes. Stories and art by Bill Montes and Tony Tallarico. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. In WWII, a wounded American corporal manages to capture a Japanese colonel in a cave, but the colonel's honor demands a different ending. In Vietnam, Shotgun Harker and the Chicken find trouble on night patrol. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Trouble in the Night; Meet the Champ; Always Alert; A Question of Honor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Stories and art by Carlos Casalla, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. During WWII, Marines try to rescue their beloved commander "Pappy." In Vietnam, a misfit soldier rescues a stray dog from the battlefield and finds in him a kindred spirit. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken learn a new definition of heroism. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: A New Kind of Hero; We Let Them Capture Pappy Smith!; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher; Two Misfits. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Marines on the island of Mindinao during World War II may have to destroy the one plane that can get them away from Axis forces. Alone in a hostile village, Shotgun and Chicken encounter a tiger, but Chicken's act of kindness may make the difference, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Fear Is a Deadly Weapon; No Bombs or Bullets... Just a Prayer; Last Stand of the 3rd Platoon; Always Alert; The Professional. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. During WWII, an injured American soldier faces Nazi troops. At Guadalcanal, enemies settle an old score. Shotgun and Chicken must escort a visiting American senator in Vietnam, in a story with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Baby-Sittin' the Senator; Terror in the Foxhole; Simple Strategy; Rematch at Guadalcanal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and others. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Marines in Korea are targeted by an enemy sniper. A Marine pilot crash-lands on an enemy-occupied island and must survive until help arrives. Chicken wanders into a village hut for a souvenir and is immediately captured by hidden enemy forces, in a story with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Plus the history of the Battle of Dunkirk during WWII. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Village of Fear; The Hunter; Sam Spolo: Tape Trap; Dunkirk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and others. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Shotgun Harker is satisfied that there are no Viet Cong in the village they are exploring, but Chicken isn't so sure, in a story with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. During WWII, Duncan gets separated from his outfit on an enemy-held island. A sergeant and a good ol' boy beat a hasty retreat from overwhelming enemy forces in Korea. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: The Deadly Shadows; General Knowett Talks; The Emperor Had a Plan; The Long Retreat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Jack Keller and Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Jack Keller. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. On the way to their helicopter, Shotgun and Chicken are attacked by the enemy patrol they've been hunting, in a story with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. By this point in its run, the series is emphasizing the action-packed "Shotgun" character over his cerebral counterpart. Marine pilot "Reb Buford" must bail out over enemy territory. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: The Hanoi Hacker; Second Chance!; Island Trap!; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher: Mystery Mikes; The Decision. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Rudi Palais, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Shotgun's cowardly sidekick Chicken dates a nurse who wants him to be a war hero, in a story with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Widsell's new position as "air to ground liaison" gives him a perspective on the war he's never had before. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: Chicken Smith and the Medal; Seven Names to Remember; The Stickmen of Sarayama; Fearless Fighting Franklyn Farrington; The Real War. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.