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Fighting War Stories (1952) comic books 1959 or before

  • Issue #1
    Fighting War Stories (1952) 1

    Stories and art by Jimmy Dixon and others. Bloody war stories from the height of the Korean Conflict. A medic must risk his life to aid wounded soldiers on the battlefield, a topic that inspired MASH, two decades later. When an experimental US jet is forced down in enemy territory, an American platoon must risk their lives to retrieve it. "Hate!" is an example of the sort of gung-ho war story that inspired Harvey Kurtzman to create Frontline Combat over at EC Comics. Help Me!; Forced Landing!; Hero or Traitor?; Guilty!; Hate! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Fighting War Stories (1952) 5
    • 1" Spine split from top. Cover oxidation.

    Stories and art by Edward Goldfarb and others. Bloody war stories from the height of the Korean Conflict. Tough-guy hero-soldier Sgt. "Battle" Flagg gets two stories this issue, plus his name above the title. A company on the battlefield resents it when their beloved sarge is replaced with a by-the-book lieutenant who's never seen combat. A Marine company in Korea is shocked to learn what their fellow recruit Heinz did in the last war. Sgt. "Battle" Flagg: The Long Voyage Home, The Japanese Sandman; The Sweetheart of Company 6; The Heart of an Army; Freedom to Die. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.