(September 1957)
Farrell,
1957 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Four Star Comic Corp.
- Brand
- Ajax; A Farrell Publication
- Editing
- Ruth Roche (editor); S. M. Iger (Art Editor)
Furlough, Here We Come!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Andy; Ben; Soon Lee
- Synopsis
- Andy and Ben, two enlisted G.I.s, take furlough in Pusan. They rescue a damsel in distress, Soon Lee, from an aggressive man, and Andy lines himself up for a date, unaware that Soon Lee is a Communist spy. Andy is taken captive, and is lucky that Ben, jealous of Andy's romance, had tailed them to try to steal Soon Lee for his own.
- Reprints
-
from G-I in Battle (Farrell, 1952 series) #7 (April 1953) [retitled] - in Battle Stories (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1963 series) #16 (1964)
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The Rescue
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Pat Thomas; Hank Jones
- Synopsis
- Pat and Hank become friends while at O.C.S., and Pat becomes fond of Hank's girl. Pat fails out of O.C.S., and before he leaves, he steals Hank's picture of Joan as a keepsake. Pat is assigned to Korea, where in a terrible battle, he is the sole survivor, and is taken prisoner. In a twist of fate, his friend Hank Jones is being held in the same prison. They make a daring escape attempt, and Hank nearly gets caught, but Pat sacrifices himself to get Hank free, confessing his love for Joan to Hank before he dies.
- Reprints
Eagle of the Sea
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Captain Samuel Nicholson; Paul Revere
- Synopsis
- A historical telling of the events that led to the building of the Revolutionary warship, Old Ironsides, including her capture and re-taking. Concludes with a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes from 1830.
- Reprints
- from Black Cobra (Farrell, 1954 series) #3 (March 1955)
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Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Rescue
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1.
Furlough, Here We Come!
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2.
Jailbird
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3.
The Rescue
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4.
Eagle of the Sea
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5.
The Listening Post
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