Battle Cry (1952) comic books 1952

Cover by Irv Novick. Stories and art by Eugene Hughes and Ed Smalle. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. A ragtag squad is assigned to take out an enemy nest, but it's going to be a hard fight. A handgun changes hands several times as each succeeding owner is shot dead. A troublemaker is disliked by the rest of his squad, but his weary sergeant tries to keep a fight from breaking out amongst the troops. The Unknown Factor!; Saga of the Six Shooter; Live to Die!; The Battle for the Porkchop; The Hero; Tale of a Tank. Over-the-top cover by Irv Novick is a time capsule of Cold War-era attitudes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irving Novick. Section 8!; Private Lenny Buller tries to get a Section 8 discharge by shooting his own foot. Operation: Exterminator, art by Tony Mortellero; Frogmen stop the Nazi U-Boats in the Baltic. The Meter Reader starring Lt. Woody Miller. Curve Balling Marine text story. A Plot of Land!, art by Tony Mortellaro; Korean War story about defending a farm. A Pint of Plasma!, art by Eugene Hughes; A soldier who hates the Japanese because of his experiences at Guadalcanal has to fight side-by-side with a Japanese-American soldier. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Irv Novick. Stories and art by Eugene Hughes, Tony Mortellaro and Hy Fleishman. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. A tank crew suspects their new sergeant is a medal-hungry glory hound who's going to get them all killed. A young recruit and a weathered Marine sergeant have a running argument about traditional vs. modern methods of warfare. How early 20th-century machinery was utilized during wartime, from telephones to atomic weaponry. Another dynamic cover by Irv Novick. The Glory Hound!; To the Victors!; A Modern Army!; Field Order No. 549; Machinery!; The Gambler. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Irv Novick. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro and Ed Smalle. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. A soldier accused of cowardice in combat is given the cold shoulder by the rest of his unit. Soldier Joe can't stand the sound of gunfire. Infantry soldiers meet a paratrooper separated from his unit who's something of a prima donna. Classic, detailed cover by Irv Novick. The Treatment!; Gunfire!; Hitting the Pens; The Paratrooper Boots!; Buddies!; Chatterbox! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.