Joe Yank #16

A Korean War vet named Joe Yank gets shipped to a movie studio to serve as a real soldier in a war film—only to discover that his old Army nemesis, the bumbling Erroll Grimes, has somehow become the picture's star. When Joe and his sergeant Mike McGurk realize Grimes is a fraud (and remember him as Company K's worst soldier), they decide whether to blow his cover or take advantage of his connections to the studio's starlets instead.

Pvt. Joe Yank thinks he's got it made when he and his girlfriend Lucy McGoosey get a chance to compete on the TV quiz show "The Great Jackpot"—each correct answer wins her a fabulous prize, from trips to Capri to diamond mines. But when the final question arrives with a distraction Joe can't resist, his brain freezes at exactly the wrong moment, and Lucy walks away with nothing but rage and a pack of her brothers hot on his heels.

When a Colonel takes an unexpected plunge into a lake, an urgent chain of command springs into action—each rank frantically relaying orders down the line to pull him out. This quick-witted 1954 war humor story from Joe Yank #16 delivers a comedic lesson in military hierarchy and the perils of following procedure.

When Pinhead Perkins picks up a Tamalian general's costume for a military play, he gets mistaken for the real thing by two young women who invite him to dinner—with their father, Colonel Bagby, Pinhead's own commanding officer. What starts as an awkward con spirals into chaos when the Colonel decides to show off his distinguished guest around the base, forcing Pinhead to scramble to keep up the act and stay out of trouble.

Private Parks faces a challenge when his commanding officer orders the troops on a road march with strict instructions—no looking back at the girls. When a general arrives to observe the men tackling an obstacle course, Parks must prove he can make a strong showing while navigating the sergeant's watchful eye. This 1954 military humor story from *Joe Yank* #16 shows that sometimes the real test isn't just physical.

In "The Big Impression," a group of soldiers takes their obstacle course instructions literally—so literally that they don’t stop for even their commanding officer, who happens to be in their path. The story’s sharp, deadpan humor shines through the absurdity of military discipline gone hilariously awry.

Pvt. Joe Yank has long dominated the romance scene at Camp Killjoy, so Sgt. Mike McGurk decides it's time to level the playing field—by getting Joe confined to camp and making a play for "Goodtime Gertie" himself. What Mike doesn't count on is Joe's resourcefulness, a young boy with tall tales to tell, and the kind of trouble that erupts when a soldier's best-laid plans collide with the woman they're both after. This 1954 war-comedy romp plays the rivalry for laughs as schemes unravel and the truth catches up to everyone involved.

Sergeant Ryze and Shyne take on what should be a simple cleanup job, but their particular brand of enthusiasm turns a straightforward military assignment into pure comedic chaos. This 1954 one-pager captures the gentle humor of barracks life, where good intentions and dim-witted determination lead to predictably unpredictable results.