Army War Heroes #2

Charlton's Army War Heroes #2 (1964) puts readers right in the thick of combat with this tense cover by Dick Giordano — a wounded soldier staggers through enemy fire near a riverbank, rockets streaking toward him as he vows to reach "the Objective" no matter the cost. The soldier is identified on the cover as Cpl. Joseph Free, born on an Indian Reservation in North Dakota in 1922, lending the scene a grounded, personal weight that sets this series apart from generic war fare. Writer Joe Gill and artist Bill Molno bring the interior story to life, making this a solid entry in Charlton's sturdy lineup of 1960s war comics.