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  • Issue #10
    World Around Us (1958-1961 Gilberton) 10

    The Illustrated Story of the Navy. Painted cover art by Gay Welker. The Illustrated Story of the Navy, art by Gerald McCann. "The First Hero," art by Gerald McCann; John Paul Jones rises to captain in a seafaring career, then joins the infant America navy; Through a series of brilliant single-ship actions, he becomes that service's first great hero. "The First Fleet" one-page story; Congress orders the first naval vessels for the Revolutionary War, the war with the Barbary Pirates, and the War of 1812. "They Shall Fight Today," art by Gerald McCann; Oliver Hazard Perry fights and wins the Battle of Lake Erie, sinking or capturing the opposing British fleet. "A Bet Is Paid," art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Friends in peacetime, Captains Dacres ("Guerriere") and Hull ("Constitution") bet a hat as to which ship would win in a battle; When they meet in the War of 1812 Hull wins decisively, and takes his opponent's hat, rather than his sword, in surrender. "Learning to Lead"; Farragut rises to high rank without an education, but succeeding generations of officers need more; Shocked by an attempted mutiny, Congress establishes the US Naval Academy. "Fighting Words," one-page story, art by Gerald McCann; Lawrence ("Don't give up the ship") and Mason ("Sighted sub, sank same") coin phrases that live in naval tradition. "The Navy in War: An Impossible Task"; Farragut fights his ships past forts and flotillas to capture New Orleans. The "Navy in War: Battle After Breakfast"; Dewey decisively wins the Battle of Manila Bay against a Spanish fleet. "The Navy in War: The Unseen Enemy"; The American and British navies work out weapons and tactics to defeat the German u-boat campaign in World War I. "The Navy in War: Full Speed Ahead!", art by Sam Glanzman; The US and Japanese navies fight each other hard around Tulagi, Savo, and Guadalcanal; Admiral Dan Callaghan wins a major victory after ordering full speed toward the enemy. "The Navy in War: The Wonderful Blunder," art by Sam Glanzman; Six destroyers expose themselves to shellfire in the narrow channel of Inchon, thereby discovering the position of North Korean batteries. "Cheese-Box on a Barrelhead" text article; Three participants describe the battle between "Monitor" and "Merrimack" (or "Virginia"). "The Navy in Peace"; The navy's many peacetime functions include exploration; Wilkes, Peary, and Byrd conduct polar expeditions over a period of a hundred years. "The Fleet Below," art by Gerald McCann; Development of submarines from the American Revolution through the nuclear-powered "Nautilus," which made the first submerged journey through the Arctic Ocean and under the North Pole. "The Good Old Days"; Humorous comparison of naval life in 1778 and 1958. "Mission to Mindanao," art by Sam Glanzman. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #13
    World Around Us (1958-1961 Gilberton) 13

    The Illustrated Story of the Air Force. Stories and art by Gerald McCann, Sam Glanzman, and Ann Brewster. Educational comics on a wide variety of topics from Gilberton, the publisher of Classics Illustrated. This issue focuses on the history of the US Air Force, plus backup stories about Henry VIII and The Blizzard of 88. Featuring art by military expert (and veteran) Sam Glanzman, including We Need the Ship! and End of an Ace. The Illustrated Story of the Air Force; We Need the Ship!; The Air Force Is Born; The White Whale; Seek Out the Enemy; Brave Men Must Die; Between Two Wars; Henrys Six Wives; Victory in the Air; A Separate Service; The Blizzard of 88; Fourteen to One; SAC, TAC and ADC; Frontier Heroines; End of an Ace. 80 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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    $4 World Around Us, The #13 FAIR; Gilberton | low grade - Air Force Classics Illust

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  • Issue #1
    World War II 1946 Families of Altered Wars (1998) 1

    Stories by Ted Nomura. Art by Ben Dunn and Ted Nomura. Cover by Ted Nomura. In this alternate-history world, the Axis powers succeeded in extending the war into 1946, allowing artists Nomura and company to create fanciful aircraft. This compilation includes many stories from earlier series; not to be confused with the similarly titled World War II: 1946 (1999). First Wings of Fire (1917); Battleship Arizona (1941); Tigers of Burma (1941); Comrade Birdboy: BI-1 (1942); Roses of the Red Phoenix (1942); Das Gespenst Tiger (1944); Battleship Arizona II (1944); The Third Yamato (1944); The Last Samurai (1945); Another Time in Hiroshima (1945).48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #2
    WW2 (2000 NEC) 2

    Written & illustrated by Ron Ledwell. "Salerno." B&W, 28 pages, standard paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $3.50.

  • Issue #1
    WW2 War in the Air (2003) 1

    Story and Art by Ron Ledwell. Aircraft of all kinds clashed overhead in desperate combat for world domination. Relive those dark hours when victory was "up for grabs" and an advantage of just six miles per hour could spell the difference between survival and victory... or going down in flames! 20 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #39C
    X-O Manowar (2012 3rd Series Valiant) 39C

    Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Rafael Sandoval. Cover by CAFU. ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! 'EXODUS' BEGINS NOW! Aric of Dacia is X-O Manowar, hero to humanity, leader of the remaining Visigoths, and a husband about to start a new family. He is also the bearer of Shanhara, and tantamount to a God in the eyes of the alien race known as the Vine. Now, in the aftermath of DEAD HAND, the Vine need a new home and have chosen Earth - tearing Aric between two races that worship him, but each despise one another. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #3
    Yanks in Battle (1956 Quality) 3

    November 1956, Quality Comics, 10 cent cover price: Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "Guided Missle Attack," 9 pages; "Last Ditch Stand," 6 pages; "Attack on Doom Mountain," 7 pages (originally appeared in G.I. Combat #17, October 1954; original title was "Attack on Death Mountain"); "Bright Future," 1 page text story; "Red Invasion Strike," 6 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    $9 Yanks in Battle #3 Quality Comics, 10c Nov 1956 G/F

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  • Issue #4
    Yanks in Battle (1956 Quality) 4
    • Water damage.

    Final issue of the series. "Vengeance Assault," "Zeroes In," "Treachery at Honga," and "Unseen Enemy." Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1959A
    You've Got To Have GRIT (1959 GRIT Publishing) 1959A

    Promotional comic for selling Grit Newspaper door to door. 4 7/8" x 6 3/8", 16 pages, full color.

  • Issue #5
    Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992 Dark Horse) 5

    Written by Dan Barry. Art by Gray Morrow. Cover by Dan Barry. Verdun, September 1916. Indiana Jones, now a soldier in the Belgian army, finds himself on courier duty, traveling to the front lines of the most horrifying battle of World War I. As if that weren't dangerous enough, he's soon infiltrating the German lines as a spy...and the Germans don't take spies alive! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #3-1ST
    Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TPB (1992 Disney / Hollywood Comics) 3-1ST

    This is a squarebound version that collects issues 5 & 6 of the 1992 Dark Horse series. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #7
    Zu (1995-1997 Mu Press) 7

    Cover by Adrian Kleinbergen. Stories and art by Kris Kreutzman, Adrian Kleinbergen, Mark Stanley, Michael-Scot McMurry, and Erik Enervold. An all-ages anthology of furry adventure and humor. Frontiers; Robert & Katrina: The Grenadier; Freefall; Twilight Zonie. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.