Our Fighting Forces #96

(November 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

NFL Ford Punt, Pass & Kick Competition / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Battle of Fire! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Fighting Devil Dog / comic story / 14.33 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (sourced)

Pencils

Irv Novick (sourced)

Inks

Irv Novick (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

war

Characters

Lt. Larry Rock; Lennie; Frankie Brown [Phil Bork]

Synopsis

Rock and his sergeant recognize their new recruit as a troublemaker from their home town, though he denies it. Later, in the field, they aren't sure if they can trust him.

Keywords

Pacific; World War II

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 5.67 pages and 8.67 pages.

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Regimental Shields / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The field gun portrayed on the shield...

Genre

non-fiction; military

Synopsis

Emblems of the United States Army's 7th Infantry Regiment, the 5th Regiment, the 14th Regiment, and the 21st Regiment.

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

The Hip Way to Learn! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Public service message teaching kids how to study.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
On the page immediately following the previous sequence.

AMT Makes the Party (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

AMT Models / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Where the Action Is -- the Justice League of America Is on the Go-Go-Go! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Justice League / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Readers -- Sound Off! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Joe Kubert (logo illustration)

Inks

Joe Kubert (logo illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bradley Friese, Tex Hudak, Herbert Hanson, Harold Ansons, Angel L. Nieves, Steven Seckendorf, and Richard E. Massey.

Desert Ambush! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Hank Chapman (sourced)

Pencils

Jack Abel (signed) (sourced)

Inks

Jack Abel (signed) (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

war

Characters

A soldier stranded alone in the desert fights enemies in tanks and planes, hoping that he can gain some leverage to bargain for some water.

Keywords

Nazis; North Africa; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Tyco Toys / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

There's Always Something New Brewing at DC! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

238 Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

238 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Army Almanac / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Morris Waldinger

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tom Nicolosi

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

November 4, 1775 -- The first army ration was established by Congress...

Genre

non-fiction; war; military

Reprints

• from Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #83 (July 1959)

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G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)