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Fightin' Marines #57 (1964)

Charlton · 1964 · 36 pages

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Contains 6 stories
Contest In Courage
6 pp · war

When a brash American Marine named Schirer clashes with a cocky Turkish soldier over whose outfit is the toughest, their rivalry escalates from fistfights to a dangerous contest of nerve on the Korean front. As the two find themselves fighting side by side against Communist forces, they discover that courage comes in many forms—and that respect might be harder won than either of them expected.

The Fink
6 pp · war

When a young Marine at an embassy guard detachment is forced to become the Japanese commandant's liaison during the brutal prisoner-of-war camps on Luzon, he finds himself branded a collaborator by his own men—unaware that he's secretly working to save them all. Over three years of captivity, Vinton must navigate the razor's edge between maintaining the enemy's trust and protecting his fellow prisoners, especially when a desperate escape plan threatens to expose everything. "The Fink" is a tense examination of sacrifice and duty in wartime, where doing the right thing means accepting the world's condemnation.

The Last Chance To Die
4 pp · war

After surviving Tarawa, Kawalein, Saipan, Leyte, and countless other Pacific battles, eighteen-year-old Marine Joe Russel has come to expect death on Okinawa—until a reckless charge and a moment of clarity change everything. Convinced his time is up after years of close calls and mortar fire, Russel stops waiting for the bullet with his name on it and starts living like he might actually make it home.

The Straggler
4 pp · war

On Luzon in March 1945, a lone Japanese soldier spotted by a Marine skipper and his scout becomes the key to locating a hidden enemy division—the skipper decides to follow the straggler instead of engaging him, hoping the soldier will lead them straight to the main body of Japanese troops. What begins as a dangerous gamble through dense jungle valley growth becomes an unexpected turn when the Marines discover far more than they bargained for, and the war takes a sudden new direction. This four-page tale from *Fightin' Marines* captures the tension and cunning of jungle warfare, where one man's choice to hold his fire changes everything.

Battle Star
4 pp · war

A young Marine on leave encounters two local troublemakers spoiling for a fight, but when he tries to avoid the confrontation, a retired former Marine—John L. Rossiter—recognizes the situation and decides to stand with him. As the brawl erupts, Rossiter's daughter arrives to find her father in the thick of it, and what unfolds is a reminder that the fighting spirit of the Corps never truly fades. A tale of respect between generations, where an old Marine and a young one discover they're cut from the same cloth.

The American Way!
1 pp · advocacy

This one-page story presents a straightforward civics lesson contrasting the freedoms and material prosperity of American life under democracy with the restrictions and hardships faced by people living under Communist rule, celebrating the principles of free enterprise and equal rights that define the American way.

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