My Greatest Adventure #72
In "The Haunted Beach," Sgt. Danbury finds himself trapped on a beach at Anzio, pinned down by enemy fire, until a vivid dream of a long-forgotten Roman battalion offers him a desperate idea. Written and illustrated by Bill Ely, with lettering by Stan Starkman, this 1962 DC tale blends wartime tension with a haunting historical echo—where past and present collide in a moment of survival. The cover, also by Bill Ely, captures the eerie stillness of the beach under a watchful sky.
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Sgt. Danbury comes up with a way to deceive the enemy gunners that have pinned down his troops on the beach at Anzio when he dreams of a Roman battalion that was similarly trapped centuries before.
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