G.I. Combat #5
This issue contains multiple war stories. "Death of a Coward" follows a young soldier who discovers his father was a military intelligence officer who died under an American flag while on a secret undercover assignment, inspiring the son to embrace his own dangerous duty. "Hell Breaks Loose on Suicide Hill" depicts American soldiers under heavy enemy fire fighting to take and hold a strategic hill position against overwhelming German and enemy reinforcements, with Sergeant Trapp leading his squad through brutal combat including a desperate battle where the soldiers must hold their ground despite being heavily outgunned and threatened with dynamite charges. The stories emphasize themes of courage, sacrifice, and duty in combat situations.
A soldier named Danny enlists to avenge his father, who he believes was killed by the Reds in Korea—but when American forces discover an ex-major hiding in enemy territory, Danny learns the truth is far more complicated than he thought. As a dangerous patrol is sent to silence enemy artillery, father and son find themselves on opposite sides of a firefight, forcing Danny to confront whether redemption is possible for those who've betrayed their country. "Vindicated Under Fire" is a tense Korean War drama that asks what it means to prove yourself when trust has been shattered.
PFC. Mitch Slocum's convinced the Air Force has it easy compared to the gritty work of the infantry—until Lieutenant Carter offers him a front-row seat on a bombing run to prove him wrong. What starts as a chance to prove his point becomes a wild, dangerous ride as Mitch discovers firsthand what the "glamour guys" actually face in the skies over enemy territory.
Sergeant Sam Trapp's isolated squad holds a rocky position atop Hill 713—already infamous as Suicide Hill—after a brutal initial assault leaves them cut off and surrounded by North Korean forces. When an unarmed chaplain, Captain Anders, arrives to deliver messages of relief and spiritual comfort, Trapp finds himself grappling with an unwelcome presence in what he believes is a death trap with no room for the unprepared. As waves of enemy attacks crash against their position through the night, the squad faces the grim reality of holding out until dawn, uncertain whether salvation or oblivion awaits them.
Private Jim Cregar is a man haunted by a circus accident that left him terrified of heights, a fear that makes him a liability when his unit gets pinned down on a mountain peak in Korea with enemy forces closing in. As the enemy prepares to blow the peak apart with dynamite, Cregar realizes his old circus skills—walking a tightrope—might be the only way to get his squad across a deadly gorge to safety. Facing his deepest terror, he discovers that sometimes courage comes not from conquering your own fear, but from putting others' lives before it.
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Reprinted in G.I. Combat #30 (1955), G.I. Combat #34 (1956), G.I. Combat #37 (1956), Gwandanaland Comics #515-A (2019)
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