Fightin' Marines #16

Leatherneck Jack and his buddies Monte and Gum are racing against the clock to sabotage a Chinese anti-aircraft battery hidden near Junkyard Junction before allied Corsairs arrive for an air strike—but a mysterious Korean woman and a concealed enemy radio post throw their carefully timed mission into chaos. When Jack gets separated from the squad during a brutal skirmish in the rubble, he has to warn his men before they walk straight into the enemy's trap, all while dodging incoming rocket fire and a cunning double-cross.

Canteen Kate dreams of stardom and strikes a bargain with show star Doris Revere: deliver her a date with a general, and Kate can take her place in tonight's performance. What follows is a wild scramble involving mistaken identities, a general's suspicious wife, and increasingly desperate improvisations that somehow land Kate on stage—completely unprepared and without a clue what she's supposed to do. It's a fast-paced romp where Kate's scheming collides headlong with reality, and the only thing certain is that nothing will go according to plan.

Marine Corporal Bill Ryan stands guard at an American consulate in the turbulent Near East during a raging storm, but his alertness pays off when he overhears a Soviet agent coercing the Vice-Consul into handing over a classified list of suspected Communist operatives. After subduing the spy, Ryan pulls off a daring disguise to intercept a second agent—but the deception puts him directly in the line of fire and forces him to think fast to bring both enemies to justice.

When a Communist breakthrough threatens Company B's position in Korea, Corporal Franklin and two men are dispatched to locate Division Headquarters and relay critical orders—but a chance encounter with enemy patrols turns their urgent mission into a desperate fight for survival. With only minutes before a scheduled American artillery barrage will level the area, the Marines must find a way to warn their company and escape the closing net of enemy fire. It's a tense race against the clock where quick thinking and sacrifice become the difference between holding the line and being wiped out by friendly fire.