Battle #48

From Atlas Comics' long-running war anthology comes Battle #48, September 1956, promising "All Brand-New Battle Adventures" at a dime a copy. Joe Maneely's cover pulls you straight into the tension — a grim, combat-ready soldier strides forward in the foreground, cigarette clenched in his teeth, pistol and grenades at the ready, while a column of troops stretches back into the shadowy distance behind him. The bold cover copy sets the stage for the lead story: "Somewhere, deep in enemy territory, was the menacing 'Sniper's Nest!'