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Battle Cry #1

May 1952 · Stanley Morse · 0.10 USD
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Battle Cry #1 is an anthology of real combat stories from World War II. One story depicts Soviet soldiers fighting over possession of a gun during a winter battle, with the conflict resolved when one soldier shoots the other. "The Battle for the Porkchop" details the Marine assault on Iwo Jima, describing the island's volcanic terrain, Japanese defenses centered on Suribachi, and the strategic importance of capturing the position for B-29 bomber operations. "Tale of a Tank" recounts the history of an M-26 tank built from scrap metal in Japan, which later serves in the U.S. Army, culminating in the funeral of Corporal Johnny Peters, a soldier associated with the vehicle.

Contains 5 stories
The Unknown Factor!
6 pp · War

When Sergeant Carson's patrol gets pinned down trying to take a Communist-held ridge, every conventional assault fails—until Carson spots a persistent beetle struggling up a sand bank, and a flash of inspiration shows him an unconventional way forward. With heavy casualties mounting and the division stalled below, Carson leads what's left of his men on a dangerous gamble that turns the tide of battle through sheer determination and quick thinking. It's a war story where the real unknown factor isn't enemy firepower—it's the grit of the American soldier.

Saga of the Six Shooter
4 pp · War

A legendary Texas six-shooter with a reputation for bringing luck to its bearer becomes the center of a deadly struggle when a soldier named Tex carries it into the Korean War—from the frozen battlefields around Hamhung to a final confrontation with Communist forces who covet the gun as a symbol of American defeat. As the tide of war turns and Tex finds himself surrounded, the old legend inscribed on the gun's handle may be about to prove itself true once more.

Live to Die!
6 pp · War

Young soldier Dexter Madison is haunted by his cowardice in battle—three men dead because he broke under fire—and struggles to find redemption as his unit prepares for a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. When Sergeant Lebor gives him a chance to prove himself, Madison must confront not just the enemy, but his own paralyzing fear. "Live to Die!" explores how ordinary men discover reserves of courage they never knew they possessed when the stakes matter most.

The Hero
6 pp · War

Cal Milford is a loner despised by his own unit in Korea—until a brutal enemy assault forces Company "A" into desperate combat and an unexpected soldier emerges from the chaos to turn the tide. When the smoke clears, the men discover a hard truth about the man they'd written off, and a letter from home that finally makes sense of his isolation.

Tale of a Tank
4 pp · War

A Pershing M-26 tank and its gun crew race through Korean territory on a desperate scouting run, but what begins as a dangerous mission becomes a test of loyalty when Corporal Johnny Peters and his fellow soldiers face an impossible choice. Forged from scrap metal in Pittsburgh and shipped to the front lines, this mechanized giant proves that steel and courage can only take you so far in war.

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Raw (Good) $189
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $1,850*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $1,485*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $1,035*
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $895*
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $752*
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CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $715*
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $611*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $531*
CGC 3.5 · 8 in census $473
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $419*
CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $339*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $222*
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $185*
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Full credits

letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils, inks Irv Novick

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