Battle #23

From Atlas Comics' Korean War-era anthology series comes this November 1953 entry, with a cover by Sol Brodsky that drops you straight into close-quarters combat — American GIs in green helmets clash with enemy soldiers in blue uniforms amid a trench, guns blazing and sparks flying at point-blank range. The raw, kinetic energy of the scene perfectly sets the tone for stories like the interior "Trapped in... Tong-Tu Pass," with art by George Tuska and lettering by Morrie Kuramoto. At just ten cents, Battle #23 captures the gritty, no-frills spirit of early '50s war comics at their most immediate.