G.I. Combat #30

Nov 1955 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD

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This anthology issue contains multiple war stories. "Operation Booby Trap" follows a young soldier who discovers his father, long thought dead from an incurable disease, actually survived and conducted secret intelligence work for the United States during the war—his dying wish was to be buried under the American flag. The second story depicts soldiers in combat attempting a dangerous rescue mission, with Corporal Sam Keats knocked unconscious during a savage attack by Baker Company's comrades, leading to a tense situation where the patrol must retrieve him while under enemy fire. A third segment features a comedic encounter between American and enemy soldiers involving wordplay and cultural misunderstandings, with a German officer attempting to trick his captors through linguistic confusion about English idioms and slang.

Contains 4 stories

Vindicated Under Fire

9 pp · War

Zero Hour

6 pp · War

Corporal Hannis infiltrates an enemy dam under cover of darkness to plant demolition bombs set to detonate at 0800, but his capture by Red forces leaves him trapped downstream from his own explosives—racing against the clock as zero hour approaches. With the enemy convinced they've thwarted his mission, Hannis must escape the interrogation compound and reach high ground before the bombs fulfill their devastating purpose.

Bombing of Kaewan

7 pp · War

When Corporal Sam Keats's best friend Tom Buckner is captured during a patrol, Keats learns the worst: the prisoners are being held in the village of Kaewan, the same target scheduled for bombing at dawn by fifty B-29s. Desperate to save Tom and his fellow soldiers before the raid, Keats goes AWOL and fights his way behind enemy lines toward the village, racing against the clock as dawn approaches. A high-stakes test of loyalty and survival where a soldier must choose between orders and his closest friend's life.

Operation Booby Trap

6 pp · War

Bob Kelsey, a small-town mechanic turned soldier, finds himself stranded on a Red China–occupied island during Operation Scram, an evacuation of American forces. Caught between enemy soldiers and his own men, Kelsey uses quick thinking and a bold lie about booby traps to outmaneuver Colonel Boo How—a vain commander who's easier to manipulate than to fight. The real test comes when his scheme threatens to backfire and Kelsey has to decide whether keeping the island out of enemy hands is worth the chaos that follows.