G.I. Combat #127

(December 1967-January 1968)

Mission -- Sudden Death!! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Haunted Tank / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irv Novick

Inks

Irv Novick

Colors

?

Letters

Charlotte Jetter

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The enemy just clobbered the skipper's tank

Genre

war

Characters

Mlle. Marie; General J.E.B. Stuart; Jeb Stuart; Rick; Arch; Slim; Skipper (death)

Synopsis

Jeb and his crew help Mlle. Marie free her scientist father from Nazi captivity in France.

Reprints

• in Brûlant (Arédit-Artima, 1967 series) #7 (octobre 1968)
• in Hallucinations (Arédit-Artima, 1969 series) #6 (septembre 1970) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Showcase Presents: Haunted Tank (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([August] 2008)

Keywords

Boche; Nazis; World War II

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.

Story in two parts of 5.5 and 8.5 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Dig What's Coming; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Barracks Blues / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Young man, I've been watching you for the past half hour!

Genre

humor; military

Reprints

• from Sergeant Bilko (DC, 1957 series) #11 (January-February 1959)
which is reprinted
• from Here's Howie Comics (DC, 1952 series) #17 (September-October 1954) [feature title changed]

Keywords

Army Manual

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

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

Script

Robert Kanigher (signed)

Pencils

Joe Kubert (logo illustration)

Inks

Joe Kubert (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Robert Miles, Rickie Crankell, Ed Boscowitz, Mike Gilhoolet.

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Dig What's Coming; War that Time Forgot / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Last Chance for Hobie! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

Script

Howard Liss

Pencils

Jack Abel (signed)

Inks

Jack Abel (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

war

Synopsis

After flunking out of pilot training, Hobie Harris studies to be a bombardier. Though successful in schooling, he repeatedly fails in combat situations. However, he completes his mission by flying a captured enemy plane back to base and is given another chance at pilot training.

Keywords

Nazis; World War II

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Job Number

6571

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't race my car. The contact brushes broke off.

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Idea from Ray Oakley, St. Louis, Mo.

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Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Bad News, Readers! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

2 Neither Alive nor Dead! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Deadman; The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)