Combat Kelly

Combat Kelly ran for 16 issues from 1957 to 1963 under the Horwitz banner, following the gritty exploits of a U.S. Army soldier through the battlefields of World War II. Most frequently written by Dave Berg and Hank Chapman, with art often handled by Maurice Bramley and Berg himself, this war comic delivered no-nonsense action and moral conflicts typical of the era. It stands as a solid example of the genre's popularity in Australian comics, offering a straightforward, unglamorous look at soldiering that resonated with readers of its time.