Fightin' Navy (1956) comic books published July 1950 or later

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Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth and others. Numbering continues from Don Winslow of the Navy (1943 Fawcett) #73. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Lt. Danny Mitchell defies orders to learn where an enemy arsenal is hidden, but now he must survive the defense battery. The crew of a PT boat stumbles on an Axis outpost. Danny and his wingman Burt investigate after they encounter the latest Soviet secret weapon, a sort of glowing air-whale. Featuring art by pioneering African-American comics artist A. C. Hollingsworth. Operation: Redwing!; The Giant Killers!; Frightened Hero!; Seeing Red; The Phony Sailor; Secret Weapon; Danny Mitchell's Famous Planes of World War 2. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Navy man Joe goes undercover with an insurrectionist force on a small island to find out what happened to a Naval attache. Newly engaged Lew wonders if he'll survive until his wedding. Scotty and his wingman track down a hidden enemy battleship, but now they must survive to report it back to base. Two Man Navy; Thirty Year Man; Heroes of the Lawrence; Shipwreck and Seaweed: Daze Without End; Detached Duty; Rendezvous at Wonsan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. This issue leads off with a story narrated by an aircraft carrier itself as it goes into combat: "My home is the high seas of the world! My children are the men and machines on my decks!" In a Cold War story, a sailor on leave in a foreign country is abducted by sinister communist sympathizers. A look at WWII from beginning to end through the eyes of a Japanese fighter pilot, Yatsuka. Mother Carrier; Awol Hero; Torpedo Thrower; Simp the Sailor; Suicide Run; Destination Nowhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. A Merchant Marine captain has an obsessive drive to take out a Nazi U-boat. Joe's gun crews tire of his incessant training, until they learn the reason why. Moran's constant reading is the object of scorn from his fellow sailors, but after their ship is sunk, Moran's knowledge is what saves them. To Catch a Sub; Tough Chief; Sly Submarine; Better Than Vitamins; Musclehead Moran; Wild Torpedo; Northwest Passage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Herman C. Browner and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Trapped in a fjord by the depth charges of a Nazi destroyer, the crew of a US sub has one chance to strike back. A US destroyer must make itself a target to allow Allied ships to escape a narrow sea channel under fire. Lt. Briggs must impress a sultan to gain protection from Mediterranean pirates for American ships in the 1820s. Rig for Depth Charge; Home Is Where the Buddies Are; The Commandos; Target; The Exotic Man O' War; Explorers of the Deep Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Lt. Gantling finds himself in command of a small, "expendable" PT boat during WWII. The pressure of looking for sunken mines begins to weigh on the crew of a minesweeper. A US destroyer is left a sitting duck after running aground on a sandbank. Expendable; Silent Death; Pity the Poor Pirate; Surprised Raid!; Landing Craft Infantry; Sunk With All Hands; Bell Bottom Bill. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. The crew of an aging destroyer during WWII longs for a break, but they're so practiced that no other ship can replace them. After his fishing boat is sunk by Gebbler's Nazi U-boat, Capt. Adams vows to join the Navy and seek revenge on Gebbler. During WWII, the US destroyer Herlihy develops a reputation as a "jinx" because of its bad luck. The Old Rustbucket; Q-Boat; Seebee Style; Fire!; The Phantom Fleet; Jinx Ship! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. The crew of a sunken PT boat gets a chance to regroup on a fisherman's boat during WWII. After his destroyer is sunk by Breuger's Nazi U-boat, Cmdr. Whalen gets a second chance to strike back. During WWII, "Torp" faces the Nazis fearlessly above the surface, but he's anxious whenever the sub dives underwater. Guerilla Navy; Last Stand at Suragao Strait; Torpedo Junction; The Battered Battleship; Launch vs. Battleship; Topside Hero. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, Ken Battefield, Dick Giordano, and Joe Gill. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. An ancient-looking American ship has a surprise for its Nazi opponents. A fisherman has a chance for revenge against the U-boat that sank his fishing boat. The British Navy employs mini-subs against the German battleship Tirpitz. Plus two stories with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. Crash Dive; The Intruders; Shore Duty; Prize of War; Stonewall's Rebellion; Big Berthas of the Battleships; El Presidente Jonsey; Deadly Rendezvous!; The Coral Sea Victory; Silent Duel; U-Boat Trap; Dawn of Death; Down Periscope; Mission: Tirpitz; Topside Hero. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, and Ken Battefield. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. 100-page giant. The RAF believes it sank the German "pocket battleship" Hochst, but the US Navy is facing the Hochst again, in one of three stories with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. Pirate-fighting Naval officer Decatur later becomes a hero in the War of 1812. Plus a comics retelling of the Battle of the Leyte Gulf. The Second Sinking of the Hochst; Annapolis Story!; Ships of the Fleet; The Battle of Leyte Gulf; Mines... the Silent Foe!; Decatur and the Tripoli Pirates; Hitler's Phantom Fleet!; The Ghost of the North; HMS Horrible!; Found Fish; Nautilus! The Dream Submarine; The Missouri: My Ship!; Aleutian Raider; Bombardment: H-Hour Minus 1!; Cruiser Feud!; A Day of Fun With Pop; Island X!; The Dying Tiger!; Extreme Range. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. A sailor in a life-raft is befriended by a seagull, who brings him fish until he is rescued. The USS Constitution fights a crucial sea battle with the British Navy during the War of 1812. A US spy during WWII must rendezvous with a submarine and escape the Bay of Japan under the noses of the Axis fleet. Plus a factual article that examines the US Navy's role in early spaceflight. The Constitution and the Guerriere; Cripples Convoy; The Sea Gull; The Navy Looks to Space; Mission: Cross the Sea of Japan; No Way Up! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Louis Glanzman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, and Charles Nicholas. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. In a three-part, issue-length story, Ohio farm boy Harold becomes a US Navy ensign just before World War II. An Axis submarine attack puts him in charge of a destroyer during Pearl Harbor, and leads to a mission in the South Pacific. And a story with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman and his brother Louis Glanzman, credited as S. Decker. Plus a factual article about naval weaponry through the centuries. The Ensign, Part 1; Ensign In Command, Part II; End Of The Cruise, Part III; Navy Fire Power; Amazon Terror; Push-Button Warrior. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. A submarine crew engages the Nazi fleet that's supplying Rommel's push across North Africa. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. US forces in the Pacific face kamikaze-like tactics from Axis ships. 1 Mile To Eternity; The Suicide Ships; The Nickel Navy; The Broken Code!; A Day of 'Fun With Pop'; The Fire-Eater! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Ken Battefield. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. A young ensign serves aboard a destroyer in WWI and gets the chance to command her when she's re-commissioned 25 years later in WWII. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. The crew of a damaged destroyer is cut off from its convoy by a Luftwaffe attack. A US sailor in a lifeboat tries to warn the crew of a destroyer about nearby Nazi U-boats. Plus a factual article about nuclear-powered ships in the US Navy. Don't Give Up This Ship!; Our Nuclear Navy; The Stragglers; The Bait. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Ken Battefield. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. The crew of an obsolete battleship nevertheless manages to launch some of the first attacks during the Normandy Invasion. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. A US destroyer faces seemingly impossible odds during WWII. Bombardment Ship; The Crippled Raider; Class Room A; The Hunter-Killers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. At Guadalcanal, Lt. Haggerty has only two PT boats against the entire Axis navy. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. A special forces team is sent to destroy a Nazi U-boat hiding out in a neutral country on the Caribbean coast. A US Navy ship and a Nazi destroyer are both frozen in place in the Arctic ice, on opposite sides of a cove. The Guadalcanal Navy!; The Saboteurs; Big Fight; Kitsamaru's Glorious Destiny; Enemy in the Ice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno, Ken Battefield, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Ken Battefield, Dick Giordano and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Underwater special-forces "frogmen" undertake a dangerous mission to destroy a hidden Axis submarine base. Lt. Andrews uses the pack-fighting tactics of the Nazi U-boats to lure them into a trap. A US PT boat tries to get through a Dutch canal lined with Nazi defenses. The Hulk!; The Helmet; Doom Island; The Soldier's Tools; Wolf-Pack Bait; English Gentleman; One Way Out. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Captain Corey gets a new submarine during WWII and takes it all the way into Tokyo Bay. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. In another Glanzman story, shipwrecked sailor McAdams organizes island natives to fight the Axis. Ensign Twigg freezes up in battle, leading to accusations of cowardice. Suicide Mission; Ensign Fear; Vibrations; The Admiral of Kickapoo Bay. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Bill Montes, Sal Trapani and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. The saga of Navy man "Bones" Aragon from the Pearl Harbor attack through the rest of the war. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. PT boats stranded in the Pacific after Pearl Harbor wage an outnumbered fight against Axis forces. US destroyers wage war against German U-boats during World War I. The Fighting Man; The Land-Locked Navy; Use Your Head, Marine!; Nightmare at Noon; High Courage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. A US destroyer gets "one more chance" after it is hit by an Axis torpedo and forced to hide out on a South Pacific island. US forces seek the Nazi "pocket dreadnought" that's wreaking havoc on shipping lanes in the Caribbean. During WWII, the crew of an American destroyer gets a by-the-book new captain, in a story featuring art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. One More Chance; The Admiral Was Seasick; Nazi Raider; They Hated the Skipper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. The PT boat known as the "Normandy Phantom" makes nightly raids on the Nazi-occupied French coast. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. The crew of a destroyer escorts an aircraft carrier from her launching until her destruction during WWII. Casson has a panic attack during combat and is considered a "coward" by the crew, but an escape to an Axis-held island gives him a chance to redeem himself. Shadow of the X; Firepower; The Coward's Way; Air Attack From Ancana; The Normandy Phantom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Attacked at the very end of the Korean War, a ship's commander must decide whether to return fire and risk ending the truce. Backmann may be the worst sailor in the US Navy, but he's the only one who can save the ship. A new ship with an untrained crew faces a Nazi bombardment on a rescue mission, in a story with art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. Command Decision; The Creep!; Dead Man's Target; Deadly Decoy; Trial by Fire. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. A sailor faces questions about how he survived the sinking of a US sub, in a story with art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. A destroyer crew tries to save a Marine battalion trapped in a mountainous harbor by enemy forces. In the early days of WWII, Bob enlists in the Navy while his brother Ed joins the Merchant Marine, and they reunite later in on a mission in the North Atlantic. U.S.S. Parrot's Last Battle; We Sank the Mountain; UDT's; Two Roads to Glory. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Androski accuses a superior officer of being "chicken" in the heat of combat, in a story with art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. A US sub seeking Axis ships in the Pacific sails into a trap in a shallow bay. Lt. Devers' ship gains a reputation and a nickname, the Miss Emily, after he hosts parties for the Navy nurses aboard. They Refused to Die; Miss Emily II; A $300,000,000 Deal; The Last Rendezvous; A Tough Chicken. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jack Abel, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. In a story that celebrates the 50th anniversary of Naval Aviation (1911-1961), a sub's crew uses experimental new technology to counter Soviet attacks during the Cold War. A US "frogman" risks his life to prevent an underwater explosive from destroying a peace conference. Soviet forces use advanced technology to trap a US destroyer that stumbled on their secret base. Operation Big Eye; Summit Sabotage; Big Mouth; Death Fog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Submarine crews take part in the Battle of Truk Island during WWII. In a story that shows Fightin' Navy's sudden left turn into science fiction, a sub crew battles prehistoric sea beasts awakened by atomic testing. In another sci-fi story, a US "frogman" battles a strange underwater creature. Plus a legend of the Carthaginian leader Hannibal. Attack on Truk; Serpent Strategy; The Deep Range War; Three Trains to Ten; The Last Test. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Mystery "frogmen" capture a nuclear submarine underwater, leading the captain to consider a self-destruct order. Boatswain's mate Duffy stays with the destroyer "Doomed Delilah" through 25 years and two World Wars. In a story that shows Fightin' Navy's left turn into science fiction, sailors encounter monstrous sea creatures, including an octopus and an eel, in the sunken depths. Plus an article about the possible military uses of hydrofoil technology. Top Secret Prize; The Soul of the Doomed Delilah; Swim to Survive; Hydrofoil to Foil the Enemy; The Enemies Below. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.