Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) comic books 1956-1969

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Sid Check, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. After surviving multiple battles of World War II, even his fellow soldiers think Ike Gardner is a disturbingly hard case. A soldier accepts a suicide mission to cripple Hitler's "buzz bomb" rocket program. In another WWII story, soldiers try to take French territory where hedgerows make an effective cover for the enemy. The Hard Guy; Terror Underground; Help Me, Doc!!; The Spark; The Last Hedgerow!; Smitty and the Turk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Owen Mc Carron. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. This issue features three stories and a one-pager with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman: A soldier stops the advance of enemy forces in the early days of the Korean War. A WWI soldier who falls into an abandoned trench and gets covered in phosphorus manages to convince the Germans that he is a ghost. The company klutz is an amusing clown, until his comic fumbling extends to the battlefield. Victory at Cemetery Hill; The Ghost of Marne; Always Alert; The Heavyweights Slug It Out; 8 1/2 Hours of Hell; Goofer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A decorated WWII vet re-enlists for Korea and becomes a Forward Observer for artillery. Another Vietnam story, by (WWII) combat veteran Sam Glanzman, shows the growing awareness on the home front of the complexity of that war, as a training officer seeks a Viet Cong agent among his recruits. A WWI airman dares to take on a fearsome German air ace without a backup gunner. F.O. Team; Enemy at Hand; Combat Buddy!; The Missing Gatlings; The Flying Coffin Squadron; Champagne Party. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. PFC Langan is just a kid according to his Sarge, but WWII turns him into a soldier. A GI realizes that a group of American soldiers are actually Nazis in disguise. New recruits face Axis forces in the jungles of New Guinea. Baby in the Squad; Tekiwawa's Sword; Last Time to Die; Face of a Friend; First Victory. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A US sniper deals with PTSD and a sudden concern for his target's humanity during WWII. A soldier learns the reason for US involvement in Vietnam, in a story (and cover) that seems a rebuke to the anti-war protests of the era. A General ignores protocol and travels to the front lines to show his men how it's done. Name of the Game; Weapons Win Wars; The Bully; Disappearing General; Tobruk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Frank McLaughlin, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Pvt. Ardino gets a lesson in Vietnam, in a story with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. A brief comics history of the Special Forces traces them back to Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. General Tait's near-death experience in WWII gives him a greater appreciation of his GIs. Lt. Clay's Pigeon Platoon; Andreatus Versus Yang; Battle Partners; Crack Outfits in Every War; The G.I.'s General. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Tony Tallarico, Juan Dalfiume, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A time-capsule look at methods of Viet Cong to disappear into the jungle, and Cold War propaganda. Willy Schultz and his British cohorts plot an escape from a POW camp in Italy during WWII. The Vanishing Cong; Re-Union in Ste. Claire; Communist Lies; Outfoxing the Fox; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Willy Schultz comes to the aid of Italian partisans who are trying to liberate their village. General Rydell seeks a way to stall the German assault on his troops until they can capture the German Field marshal. A corporal figures out that a town is booby-trapped - but can he warn the troops in time? The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz: The Partisans; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher: Mixed Microfilms; A Man Is Born; When All Is Lost; Hidden Killers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.