Atomic Attack #6

During the dark days of August 1976, a U.N. garrison on Inchor Island races to complete a secret weapons project—giant robot plane launchers—while enemy forces throw everything at them: atomic bombs, impenetrable super tanks, and finally a massive invasion force. With the enemy closing in and time running out, the defenders must hold the line long enough for the General and his engineers to finish the job below ground. It's a desperate battle of wits and willpower against overwhelming odds, where one crucial hour could mean victory or total defeat.

Trapped and surrounded in a French forest, the men of the 308th Regiment face certain defeat unless they can break through the German lines—and Sergeant Early receives orders to find a way out. What unfolds is the remarkable story of Corporal Alvin York, a Tennessee sharpshooter who makes an extraordinary stand against overwhelming odds. This 1953 account from *Atomic Attack* #6 chronicles an act of singular courage under fire.

Captain Pete Traynor freezes during a dogfight over Korea and abandons his squadron, leaving him consumed by guilt and convinced he's lost his nerve for good. When his friend Jim is shot down in the next engagement, Pete faces a brutal choice that forces him to confront whether fear has truly broken him, or if there's still a pilot underneath the panic. A raw look at combat psychology and what it takes to find your courage when it matters most.

Joe Metnik gets everything he wished for when a prisoner uprising erupts on Koje Island, a remote Korean POW camp where he's stationed as an M.P.—but what starts as a riot turns into a deadly hostage situation when the Red leaders trap the American officers inside the compound. With the captured officers' lives hanging in the balance and the rebels demanding their freedom, Joe volunteers for a desperate solo mission into the heart of the chaos, armed with nothing but a dangerous bluff and the hope that the prisoners will break under pressure.