Battle Cry (1952) comic books

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $650.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #2115106016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $398.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3741484001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $11.00 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

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.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $265.00 View scans Water damage.

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.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $59.00

Cover by Irv Novick. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Hy Fleishman, and Eugene Hughes. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. Don becomes the envy of his unit when he gets a box of cigars from home. An innovative parallel-art storyline tells the stories of the 1776 and 1952 Battles of Bunker Hill simultaneously. Soldiers suspect soldier Joe's lucky dice are a little too lucky. Up in Smoke!; Bunker Hill; Dragon from the East!; Heads or Tails; A Pair of Dice!; Steel Foxhole! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $26.00

Cover art by Irving Novick. The Four Seasons, pencils by Bernard Baily; Any season can be a dying season. Killer Patrol; The enemy was waiting to kill so you had to beat them to it, set in the Korean War. Run to Murmansk, art by Hy Fleishman; battles at sea, set in World War II. The Taxi Cab Driver text story. Platoon Sergeant; Tomorrow is just another day of battle for a weary platoon sergeant, set in WWII. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $120.00 View scans Cover loose at one staple.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. This issue focuses on life and death in Korean POW camps, even featuring them prominently on the cover. A US pilot shot down over Korea is taken captive and forced to sign a "confession." As the Korean War comes to an end, recurring character Pvt. Ike becomes a bumbling comedic Gomer Pyle-type character, while his former sidekick Magoon becomes his long-suffering sergeant. The Confession!; Brain Wash; Handy Man!; Traitor!; Pvt. Ike: Going Home! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.