U.S. Paratroops (1951) comic books
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Issue #1
Published 1951 by Avon Publications.$29.50
View scan- 1 1/4" tear from edge. Cover oxidation. Water damage.
Art by Louis Ravielli and Mel Keefer. Cover by Wally Wood. One of many titles focusing on heroic American soldiers that came out as the Korean War was heating up. Sgt Dana and his squad of paratroopers save a crucial bridge and take out an enemy power station; The squad is then sent to rescue an atomic scientist from a Korean prisoner of war camp; A soldier undertakes a dangerous mission in Soviet-run East Berlin. Behind Enemy Lines!; Killer Patrol; The Picture of Doom; Dangerous Mission; Terror in Blockaded Berlin! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Mar 1952 by Avon Publications.$20.00
$37.00
Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Tex Blaisdell and Mort Lawrence. One of many titles focusing on heroic American soldiers that came out as the Korean War was heating up. In a three-part story, U.S. Colonel Jeff Blane must undertake a dangerous mission within the Iron Triangle behind enemy lines, to secure secret plans for military operations that could mean thousands of casualties. Also featuring an action-packed contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Airborne Operation Killer!; The Boomerang Battery; Operation Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
