America at War: The Best of DC War Comics #[nn]

In "The Romance of Rip Carter," the Boy Commandos face a mission that ends in failure—until an unexpected twist turns their plane into a one-way weapon, destroying a railway tunnel with no crew aboard. The story follows the boys’ tense journey and the quiet, determined spirit of Rip Carter as he navigates the chaos of war.

In "I Sustain the Wings!", Clark steps into the Training Aviation Cadets program at Yale University to prove the program’s rigor—challenging a rival newspaper’s claim that it’s too soft. As he pushes himself through intense drills and demanding simulations, he must balance his dual role as a reporter and a cadet, testing his limits in ways he never expected.

In "T.N.T. Spotlight!", Mlle. Marie becomes the lone hope for a daring Allied landing when she’s called upon to create a diversion. Trapped between a ruthless Nazi general’s trap and a high-stakes mission to sabotage a tank-supply train, she uses cunning, quick thinking, and a surprising tear gas belt to turn the tide—just as the Rangers prepare to strike.

In "Introducing -- the Haunted Tank!" from America at War: The Best of DC War Comics #[nn], a lone American Stuart tank fights a desperate battle against a squadron of German Tiger tanks in a ruined European town, its crew pushed to the brink as the odds stack against them. Though outgunned and outmatched, the tank’s mysterious edge—hinted at in its name—gives it a fighting chance in the chaos of war.

In "Cold Steel for a Hot War!", Captain Hunter, haunted by the disappearance of his brother, finds himself leading a group of young refugee children through the brutal realities of war after their parents are killed by Viet Cong soldiers. With no time to grieve and no safe haven in sight, he must protect them while navigating the dangers of the jungle and the ever-present threat of enemy forces.

In "Head-Count," Easy Company welcomes a new recruit named Johnny Doe, a fiercely driven soldier eager to prove himself by taking down Nazis—no matter the cost to the civilians caught in the crossfire. Written with sharp wartime intensity, this 12-page story explores the moral weight of combat through the lens of a man determined to be remembered, even as the line between heroism and recklessness begins to blur.