Fighting Undersea Commandos #5

Apr 1953 · Avon · 0.10 USD

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# Fighting Undersea Commandos #5 In "Death to the Enemy!", a U.S. Navy submarine crew executes a covert landing on a hostile shore during a moonless night to counter a North Korean guerrilla force. After being forced to abandon their submarine, the marines must move silently along the beach and through a nearby island to avoid detection, carefully concealing their footprints to prevent the enemy from discovering their position. The men ultimately succeed in reaching their objective despite lacking weapons and facing the constant threat of enemy searchlights and patrols.

Contains 4 stories

The Stolen Brain

7 pp

When Communist forces capture a key American operative with vital military secrets locked in his mind, the U.S. Navy's undersea commandos are dispatched to infiltrate an enemy junk and extract him—before truth serum can pry loose the classified information. Led by Ravielli and Alassia, the frogmen must execute a daring midnight raid off the Korean coast, but their escape plan hits a deadly snag when they find themselves sealed inside with an enemy officer who's just made a catastrophic move. With the clock counting down and enemy depth charges closing in, these elite swimmers have minutes to turn the tables and get their man out alive.

Undersea Post Office

6 pp

Captain Craig and his underwater demolition team are tasked with stopping a spy who's smuggling stolen military secrets across the Atlantic—but the real mystery is how he's getting those documents past every checkpoint. When the commando squad discovers the enemy's ingenious undersea dead drop system, they must track a foreign agent through the ocean depths to destroy an enemy base hidden beneath the seafloor before the stolen plans reach hostile hands.

Death To The Enemy

5 pp

A Marine sergeant and his small squad infiltrate an enemy-held Korean shore to rendezvous with guerrilla leader Soo Young, whose coordinated attack from behind is crucial to an impending landing operation. When Chinese troops close in and a sympathetic farmer is captured, the Marines must alert Soo Young to the trap awaiting him—and fight their way to his hideout through overwhelming odds. As dawn breaks and the main assault begins, the two forces converge on the enemy from opposite sides, catching them in a devastating crossfire that turns the tide of battle.

Surprise Attack

6 pp

Twenty-two Marines find themselves stranded on a North Korean island with no weapons, facing over two hundred well-armed enemy soldiers—but Captain Collins refuses to accept defeat, devising an ingenious plan to turn the odds in their favor. Using salvaged cartridge powder and island resources, the leathernecks orchestrate a series of coordinated strikes against the enemy encampment, gradually acquiring the firepower they need to survive. It's a gritty tale of brains and guts triumphing over impossible odds.