Battle #44

Two helmeted soldiers wade through icy water beneath a bridge rigged with TNT charges, a lit fuse already burning above them — it's a tense, gripping image that perfectly captures the magazine's promise of "all brand-new battle adventures." Carl Burgos's cover art for this January 1956 Atlas war title pulls you right into the action, with enemy boots visible on the bridge overhead and the tagline declaring this "the most dangerous bridge crossing of all time." Inside, Don Heck and colorist Stan Goldberg bring the same gritty energy to the stories, making Battle #44 a solid pick for fans of mid-1950s military comics.