G.I. Combat #253 [Newsstand]
(May 1983)

DC, 1957 Series
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Volume
32
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-02-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893050005
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #253 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Haunted Tank / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
B-4721
Genre
war
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The Secret Invader (Table of Contents: 1)

The Haunted Tank / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Sam Glanzman
Inks
Sam Glanzman
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
B-4365
Genre
war

Winter Kill (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Pencils
Angel Trinidad
Inks
Angel Trinidad
Colors
?
Letters
Esphid Mahilum
Job Number
B-4652
Genre
war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Let's Make Tracks... / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Pencils
Sam Glanzman ? (illustration)
Inks
Sam Glanzman ? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Front Row at an Execution (Table of Contents: 5)

The Mercenaries / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Vic Catan
Inks
Vic Catan
Colors
?
Letters
Esphid Mahilum
Job Number
B-4623
Genre
war

No Place for Mercy (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Gerry Talaoc
Inks
Gerry Talaoc
Colors
?
Letters
Esphid Mahilum
Job Number
B-4653
Genre
war

Dogbait (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Job Number
B-4671
Genre
war

A Gift of War (Table of Contents: 8)

The Haunted Tank / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Sam Glanzman
Inks
Sam Glanzman
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Job Number
B-4705
Genre
war
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Haunted Tank
  2. 1. The Secret Invader
    The Haunted Tank
  3. 2. Winter Kill
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Let's Make Tracks...
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Front Row at an Execution
    The Mercenaries
  7. 6. No Place for Mercy
  8. 7. Dogbait
  9. 8. A Gift of War
    The Haunted Tank
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