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Fightin' Army #41

May 1961 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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The issue features a story titled "The Taste of War" in which a soldier recounts to a young boy his experiences in combat, describing the harsh realities of battle. A sergeant named McCall, who earned medals for his fighting prowess, is revealed to be a fool for volunteering, and the narrative follows combat action in a war zone. The comic also includes an informational article titled "Always Alert" by Captain John Hollister detailing new military technology and innovations being tested by the armed forces, including a SAGE radar antenna system and a portable nuclear reactor for Army use in remote areas.

Contains 4 stories
The Tarnished Hero
8 pp · War

Cpl. Turk McCall was once a decorated war hero in Korea, but nine years later he's a master sergeant coasting on his past glory, drowning in gambling debts and neglecting his duties—until a desperate stranger offers him quick money in exchange for classified weapons manuals. As McCall wrestles with financial ruin threatening his family and his career, he faces a choice that could cost him far more than the medals gathering dust in his scrapbook.

Operation Comeback
5 pp · War

Sgt. Miles Kubek accepts an invitation to visit a farm near the East German border, only to discover he's been lured into a trap by a beautiful woman working for the enemy—and now the Reds are determined to squeeze him for classified information about atomic weapons. Major Nicholas Martell launches a daring rescue operation to bring Kubek back before he breaks under interrogation. It's a tense race against time in the heart of Cold War Germany.

The Academy Man
3 pp · War

Fresh from the Academy, Lt. Lewis G. Kress takes command of his first infantry unit training in the high desert—but the seasoned Cpl. Ed Lasky, a decorated Korean War veteran, sees the young officer as all textbook and no backbone. When a clash of wills between them spirals into insubordination and a dangerous confrontation, Kress must find a way to prove himself worthy of leading men who've already seen real combat.

The Taste of War
7 pp · War

Andrew Leggett, a reluctant Ohio draftee who questioned the point of military service in peacetime, learns a brutal lesson when he's posted to the buffer zone in Korea—where a supposed ceasefire offers no protection from deadly skirmishes and probing enemy patrols. As the young soldier faces combat for the first time, he discovers that even without a declared war, the danger is all too real, and that survival demands more than he bargained for when he took the oath.

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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
artist Bill Molno
cover inks Maurice Whitman

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