Soldier and Marine Comics Vol. 1 (1954) comic books

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Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Maurice Whitman. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. A GI who prepared for jungle warfare must figure out how to survive an aerial attack, in a story with art by comics legend Bob Powell. Jabowski is inspired by the death of his Sarge in combat, and earns a Medal of Honor as a result. A combat medic is conflicted when he must care for an enemy soldier. A Bird of Prey; What Makes a Marine; It Takes a Marine; A Pill for Pu-Yi! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Mel Keefer, Sid Check and Jack Sparling. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. War buddies Spike and Bat are inseparable on the battlefield, but when female dancers show up for a USO show, the real fightin' begins. Kelly is proud to be driving a bulldozer for the 11th Squadron, and when they're pinned down by the enemy, the 'dozer saves the day. Marine hero Monty Hall flies a reconnaissance mission with Josh, a devil-may-care pilot. Plus a historic look at US Marine uniforms from the American Revolution to the Korean War. Operation Petticoat; Killer Cat; Search for Dr. Senn!; U.S. Marines Behind Enemy Lines!; What the Well-Dressed Marine Has Worn - 1775-1955. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Mel Keefer and George Evans. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. A war correspondent, assigned to find out what the frontline soldiers really think about the Korean War, gets a real earful. A captain who doesn't like dogs must deal with Hamlet, the Great Dane assigned to his combat unit, in a story with art by EC legend George Evans. Monty, Tex and Canarsie see things from another angle when they're assigned to be drill instructors for a group of Marine recruits. Offbeat cover is labeled "Photo courtesy U.S. Marine Corps." The Winning of Tomorrow; A Pork Chop for Hamlet; Short Timer; Minnie Marines. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan and Frank Giacoia. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. Leatherneck Jack is assigned to free a POW camp so that strategic bombing can begin in the area, in a story featuring early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Plus military shenanigans with Quigley and Beals, the brawling, womanizing stars of Toby's Fighting Leathernecks (1952). For their first assignment, Quigley and Beals are sent to liberate a South Pacific island where Axis forces refuse to admit defeat after WWII is over. Plus a comics history of the WWII Battle of Wake Island. The Letter That Won a Battle!; Leatherneck Jack: River Trap; Fighting Leathernecks Quigley and Beals!; Old Sam and His Whistle!; The U.S. Marines at Wake Island Dec. 8 - Dec. 22 1941; The Origin of the Buccaneer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. Sergeant Harms and his squad are assigned to hold a hill overlooking a road in Korea. An embedded war correspondent causes trouble for a Marine squad, until a minefield and a captive village offer him the chance to be a hero. Plus military shenanigans with Quigley and Beals, the brawling, womanizing stars of Toby's Fighting Leathernecks (1952). Assigned to abduct a North Korean officer from behind enemy lines, Quigley and Beals face an additional challenge because of Quigley's spotty memory. The Occupation of Yongyang; Bell Bottom Bill; Wilbur the Waiter; Monty Hall: Henry the Fighting Leatherneck; The Lord of the Forbidden Interior; Quigley and Beals: Memory Lame. Final issue under this title; series continues as Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) #16. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.