With the Marines on the Battlefronts of the World (1953) comic books
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Issue #1
Published 1953 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Vic Herman. Toby Press re-presents adventures of the US Marine Corps, as seen in such other Toby titles as Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines (1951) and Fighting Leathernecks (1952). When a corrupt native leader uses a ceremonial mask to intimidate with threats of magic, Monty the Marine decides two can play that game. Marines Quigley and Beals volunteer for corpsmen (medic) duty so they can protect (and fight over) a curvaceous war correspondent. Seasoned Marine Tex chafes at taking young new recruits on a mock patrol, but then things get real. The Devils Mask; Operation Peeping Tom; Errand of Mercy; Tex and the Jerk Patrol. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Mar 1954 by Toby Press.$8.80
Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Vic Herman. Toby Press re-presents the adventures of Billy the Kid, a folk hero rather than a killer, as seen in such other Toby titles as Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines (1951) and Fighting Leathernecks (1952). Marines assigned to guard an idol on an island disappear, lending credence to the legend that the idol eats men. A Marine gets caught up in the battle for White Horse Hill. Marines Spike and Bat create a new version of an ancient battle tactic: the Trojan Camel. The Man-Eating Idol; Kangaroo Court!; Trojan Camel. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
