Battle Cry

Published by Stanley Morse from 1952 to 1955, Battle Cry was a twenty-issue war comic that delivered gritty, action-packed tales of combat. The series is most associated with the artwork of Eugene Hughes, Tony Mortellaro, and Ed Smalle, whose visceral illustrations brought the front lines to life. A staple of the pre-Code era, it stands as a raw, unfiltered example of the war genre before the Comics Code tightened its grip on violent content.