(November 1952)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- Allen Hardy Associates
- Brand:
- Comic Media [book]
- Editing:
- ?
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
Issue Notes
Indexed copy had "Sept. 11, 1952" stamped on back cover.
Harrigan's Hat
comic story / 6 pages
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Heck (signed)
- Inks:
- Don Heck (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- war
- Synopsis:
- Guadalcanal War story about a soldier named Harrigan and how he wanted to wear a derby hat.
Ozark Killer!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Pete Morisi
- Inks:
- Pete Morisi
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- war
- Synopsis:
- Korean War story about a soldier named Tanglefoot Jones being captured and escaping from the enemy.
- Reprints:
-
in Fightin' Marines (Charlton, 1955 series) #20 (February 1957) [When this was reprinted the title was changed from "Ozark Killer" to "Ozark Fighter"]
-
Indexer Notes
Art attribution by Ger Apeldoorn (February 2011). Ger thinks George Tuska may have had a hand in the art as well.
Bloody Mission
text story / 2 pages
- Script:
- Charles F. X. Houts
- Letters:
- Typeset
- Genre:
- war
Indexer Notes
Byline is "TSgt. Charles F. X. Houts, Marine Corps Correspondent".
Counterspy!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Galotti [as Galotti]
- Inks:
- Fred Bell [as Bell]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- war
- Synopsis:
- Korean War story about a Korean-American soldier named Nate who became an undercover spy for the Americans in North Korea.
Mail Call
comic story / 6 pages
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Perlin [as Perlin]
- Inks:
- Abe Simon [as Simon]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- war
- Synopsis:
- Pappy and "The Kid" deal with problems with their women back home while fighting a Japanese Patrol.
- Reprints:
- in Fightin' Army (Charlton, 1956 series) #17 (April 1956)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Rugged Men and Deadly Action!
-
1.
Harrigan's Hat
-
2.
Ozark Killer!
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3.
Bloody Mission
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4.
Counterspy!
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5.
Mail Call
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Peter Croome
- Ramon Schenk
- Tony R. Rose
- Steve Newton
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Peter Croome
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