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Fightin' Marines #42 (1961)

Charlton · 1961 · 36 pages

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Contains 4 stories
The Terrorists
8 pp · war

When a U.S. Marine squad led by Sgt. Bert Kolmar gets stranded at an oil depot in North Africa, they find themselves caught between Communist-armed warriors of the Mori tribe and the civilians they're sworn to protect. With the local government paralyzed by Red infiltration, Kolmar and his men must hunt down the enemy's weapons cache before the next assault—a mission that takes them deep into the jungle where a guide with his own stake in the outcome becomes their only ally.

Goon Squad
5 pp · war

Captain Bo Boland's Marine platoon arrives at a U.S. Embassy in a communist-controlled foreign capital as honor guards, only to face a calculated campaign of harassment from Romanian Intelligence Colonel Anton Tjalicma and his trained goon squad—who'll stop at nothing to make the Americans look bad and undermine American prestige. As the attacks escalate, Boland must keep his men sharp, see through the Colonel's schemes, and find a way to turn the tables before the campaign destroys their reputation.

Enemy Zone
3 pp · war

Marine Cpl. George A. Denton is captured by East Berlin security forces while photographing the border with his girlfriend Frieda Haas, and the Communists deny holding him—claiming he deserted. When diplomatic protests fail, his fellow Marines devise a daring nighttime operation to break him out of an enemy military prison. It's a tense rescue behind the Iron Curtain where one wrong move could spark a much larger conflict.

Operation Softie
5 pp · war

A fierce debate over Marine training methods leads to a bold experiment: one company of recruits receives a gentler regimen while another endures the traditional harsh routine, with Congresswoman Lewis championing the softer approach. When both groups face a simulated combat exercise in the swamp, the true test of their preparation becomes brutally clear. This story from *Fightin' Marines* #42 asks whether toughness or comfort better serves a soldier in the field.

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