Battle #11

Atlas Comics' Battle Monthly #11 from August 1952 puts you right in the thick of close-quarters combat, with the cover by Sol Brodsky depicting two enemy soldiers in a fortified position — one lunging forward in the foreground, another firing a rifle while a U.S. soldier engages from a foxhole in the background. The tension is immediate and visceral, perfectly capturing the series' promise of "Battle Adventures of Troops in Combat." Inside, Gene Colan handles both pencils and inks on stories including "Incident in a Shell Hole!," making this a solid slice of early '50s war comics from the Atlas era.