Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) comic books 1956

Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Mel Keefer and others. Numbering continues from Soldier and Marine Comics Vol. 1 (1954) #15. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Military shenanigans with Quigley and Beals, the brawling, womanizing stars of Toby's Fighting Leathernecks (1952). Quigley and Beals volunteer for corpsmen (medic) duty, so they can protect (and fight over) a curvaceous war correspondent. Q. and B. are assigned to guard a experimental rocket for the Navy. Marines told of a "man-eating" idol on an island start to wonder if the Native wisdom is true after soldiers start disappearing. Quigley and Beals: Flight of Fancy; Homing Pigeon; Quigley and Beals: Errand of Mercy; The Mysterious Idol. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Don Heck, Don Perlin, Abe Simon, Charles Nicholas, and Bill Molno. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. An Army sergeant goes searching for his missing unit and their South Korean cohort, Kee. Tobin and Grey keep up their constant arguing until they have to deal with the enemy, in a story with early art by Iron Man co-creator Don Heck. A grizzled veteran and a new recruit, Pappy and The Kid, discuss problems with women back home while fighting an Axis patrol, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. The Search for Kee; Fatal Ferry; Courage in the Skies; Mail Call; Lone Reinforcement! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Art Gates. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. When a night patrol goes missing, an army Colonel elects to go look for them himself, even though he hasn't been in combat in a long time. Private Joyce likes being a private and resists attempts to promote him with insubordination and the like, even though he's older than most PFCs. "Indian-American" Sgt. John Running Deer takes out an entire enemy encampment single-handedly after his platoon is wiped out in an ambush. They Saw the Light; G.I. Grins; The Permanent P.F.C.; Twisted Track; The Unconquered American; Percy PFC; Hike, Hike, Hike!; Tightwad Tad. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno, Maurice Whitman, and Henry Kiefer. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A sergeant who despises untrained officers on the front lines feels conflicted when his own son is chosen for officer school. A North Korean immigrant who fights on the American side of the Korean War feels he must prove himself to others as a loyal American. Dennis's letter home from the front takes a dramatic turn when he's captured by enemy forces. Change of Heart; Dear Mom…; Your Army, Mr. Jones!; True Hero; The Spy; Commissioned in the Field; Lunatic Loonan; Private Andy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.