Army War Heroes #12

Charlton's Army War Heroes #12 delivers a raw, gut-punch cover from 1966, with pencils by Pat Masulli and inks by Rocco Mastroserio — a wounded, helmeted American soldier clutching his weapon amid fallen comrades, his anguished caption declaring "War is H—!" while a speech bubble grimly warns that half the Chinese army is moving in to finish the job. The desperation of that single survivor pinned against rocky terrain captures exactly the kind of gritty frontline tension Charlton did so well. Inside, Joe Gill's story "The Right to Command," brought to life by artist Charles Nicholas and inker Vince Alascia, promises the same unvarnished look at soldiers pushed to their absolute limits.