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GI Combat (1952) comic books 1938-1955

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    Published Dec 1952 by DC.

    GI Combat (1952) 2 FR/GD 1.5

    4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage.

    Starts Jul 22

    Cover pencils by Dick Dillin. "Operation Massacre" Korean War story, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by John Daly. "Prison Camp Slaughter," script by Robert Bernstein, art by Pete Morisi; Some panicked G.I.s decide that surrender is better than certain death in battle; After all, how bad can the Communist prison camps be?; They learn, to their regret, that their seemingly enlightened captors are really heartless butchers. "Behind Enemy Lines"; A paratrooper, uncertain of his own valor, goes afoul on his first mission; Alone and wounded behind enemy lines, he is aided by a young boy who looks up to him; The G.I. must find the bravery within him when the enemy closes in on him and the boy. "Killer Raid" text story. "The Human Fly on Heartbreak Hill" Korean War story, art by Charles Nicholas. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61122995
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    Published Feb 1953 by DC.

    GI Combat (1952) 3 GD- 1.8

    Cover coming loose at both staples.

    Starts Jul 22

    February 1953, cover by Reed Crandall; "Havoc Behind Red Lines," 9 pages; "An Indestructible Marine," 6 pages; "No Grandstand in Hell," 7 pages, art by Reed Crandall; "Tank Trap," 1 page text story; "Suicide Decoy," 6 pages. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61122996
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    Published Mar 1953 by DC.

    GI Combat (1952) 4 GD- 1.8

    2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and two center wraps detached at one staple.

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Reed Crandall. "Bridge to Bloody Hell!", script by Joe Millard, pencils by Dick Dillin; Ernie Akin has been nick-named 'Belly Akin' for all of his complaining; His unit gets trapped, and he is selected to run a mission to get word to Command for reinforcements. "Vengeance Raid," script by Joe Millard, art by Sam Citron; Corporal Sam Crane, usually mild mannered, is changed into an unstoppable agent of vengeance when he finds what the enemy has done to his best friend. "The Lieutenant Attacks"; The company's beloved Lieutenant dies in battle, and his replacement finds that he will get the cold shoulder from his men until he can prove himself. "Escape from Red Fury" text story. "One Man Army," pencils by Reed Crandall; The regimental messenger is a former race car driver, and old habits die hard; His racing way get him in trouble, and he earns a trip from the relative safety of his old job to working in the infantry and adventure. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.