Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) comic books 1963

Cover by Jack Abel. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Jack Abel. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. While his company retreats with their wounded, Sgt. Meade single-handedly holds off an enemy advance in Korea. A military "advisor" is captured by the Viet Cong during the early days of the Vietnam conflict. US commandos face a Panzer unit in Italy (in a story that portrays Hitler making paper dolls during a meeting). Plus a PSA about how church attendance is anti-Communist, "Your Role in the Cold War." The Last Man; Sniper Hunt; A Man Returns; Always Alert; The Terrorists; The Bridge; God Is Never Out of Style. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jack Abel. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, and Jack Abel. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Harding's superiors are perplexed when he wants to muster out because there isn't a war on and military life is boring. When a Soviet defector is captured by Communist agents, a US MP at the airport decides to settle the matter with some two-fisted diplomacy. A Special Forces soldier is captured after discovering Hitler's secret hideout in the Bavarian Alps. Cover features a disheveled-looking Hitler with the tough-guy hero of "Hitler's Private Paradise!" Getting Out; The Enemy Demands!; Army Customs and Ceremonies; The Wound That Wouldn't Heal; Hitler's Private Paradise! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. An American soldier with a German cousin is reluctant to kill Nazis in combat. A senior supply officer in Korea makes a desperate bid for promotion in Mortar Gulch. A US Armed Forces advisor in Vietnam is not permitted to strike back against Viet Cong attacks (the story was published in 1963, before the war was officially a "War"). Cousin Rudolf; Not a Fighting Man; The Birth of the Machine Gun; 2 Against 1000!; Overtime Soldier. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. American GIs and French resistance fighters try to rout German soldiers from an overrun town. A motorcycle courier fights his way across enemy lines during World War II, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. US soldiers use an inflatable monster to distract Axis forces from their mission. Plus a look at new technologies being developed by the Army and Air Force in the early 1960s. Retreat to Victory; Enemy Comrade; No Joy Ride; Always Alert; The Creature. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Jack Keller, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. US agents are assigned to destroy a nuclear missile base on "an obscure Caribbean island." GIs set a trap for advancing Nazi forces in a deserted European town. Elmer uses his great height to advantage against the Nazis. Plus a PSA about America's multiculturalism, "Strength of a Nation." Operation Missile; Forbidden Truce; Vigi the Victorious; The Big Half Inch; Strength of a Nation. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Jack Abel, Ernie Bache, Maurice Whitman, 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 US soldier in a Korean POW camp suspects that a fellow prisoner is working with the enemy, but he's not sure who. A new lieutenant tries to earn his men's loyalty during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Plus a comics biography of frontiersman Daniel Boone. The Informer; Heavy Mortar Man; The Nature of Guerilla Warfare; The Safe Way; Kangi Ridge; American Pioneer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.