Cover: Sam Glanzman

Attack #30

Sep 1981 · Charlton · 0.50 USD; 0.12 GBP

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“The Happy Orphan's Last Mission”

In "The Happy Orphan's Last Mission," Captain Buck Abbot and his B-17 crew face a desperate aerial assault on a critical German aircraft factory, the sole survivors of a shattered unit. With the odds stacked against them, they push through relentless enemy fire to deliver a single, devastating strike—then set course for home, battered but determined. Written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Charles Nicholas, with inks by Sal Trapani, this gripping wartime tale is brought to life in a striking cover by Sam Glanzman.

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writer Joe Gill · artist Charles Nicholas · inker Sal Trapani · cover Sam Glanzman

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writer Joe Gill

artist Charles Nicholas

inker Sal Trapani

cover pencils, inks Sam Glanzman

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American B-17 unit is wiped out en route to its target, a German aircraft instrument factory. Only Captain Buck Abbot and his crew are able to reach the factory and destroy it with a single planeload of bombs. At the end of the story they have taken some damage, but are in good enough shape to return to their base.

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