Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) comic books 1964
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Issue #59
Published Aug 1964 by Charlton Comics Group.$3.00
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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Issue #60
Published Nov 1964 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.50
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.
