Battle Action comic books issue 4

Written by Garth Ennis, Rob Williams. Art by Staz Johnson, PJ Holden. Cover by Keith Burns. The penultimate issue contains two all-new tales of ordinary soldiers performing heroic acts of bravery under extreme conditions! On the bloody battlefield of Anzio, Italy, a raw 18-year-old soldier, Jim Miller, must devote every waking moment to ensure that Cooley's Gun keeps firing in order to stave off the relentless Nazi assault, written by Garth Ennis and Staz Johnson. On the Eastern Front the Death Squad are sent on a do-or-die mission to go behind Russian lines in order to rescue a Field Marshal's son and are faced with a difficult decision when they find him, written by Rob Williams and drawn by PJ Holden. 32 pages, CP/B&W. Cover price $7.99.

(W) Garth Ennis, Rob Williams (A) Keith Burns, Henry Flint (CA) Henry Flint In the fourth part of the final Johnny Red story, A Couple of Heroes, air ace Nina Petrova has been captured and is being interrogated about her association with Johnny Red, but her future looks bleak, and she holds on to her memories of the adventures she had with Johnny during the war. Garth Ennis and Keith Burns create this flashback story, looking at what happened to the infamous pilot as World War II comes to an end. This issue also contains a stand-alone western adventure, The General, featuring a Civil War-era bounty hunter on the trail of a double agent whose loyalty cannot even be assumed to belong to either army, in this action-packed thriller from Rob Williams and Henry Flint/ Cover price $7.99.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan. Task Force, art by Dave Berg. With Bayonet in Hand, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Russ Heath. One-Man Patrol text story. Eager Beaver, script by Hank Chapman. After Dinner Chat! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Angel of Victory!" Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita must choose a challenge team to defeat Jashugan, the proud, the invincible Motorball champion. Who will give their all-their very life-for the lovely Battle Angel? In the intense heat of battle during her final one-on-one showdown with Jashugan, Alital slips into a trance that provides an incredible revelation about her mysterious past. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.