Battlefield Action #21

This October 1958 Charlton "Special Bonus Issue" swings wide across the sweep of military history, promising five landmark battles in a single ten-cent package — from Marathon in 490 B.C. to Remagen in 1945. The cover, penciled by Bill Molno and inked by Rocco Mastroserio, plunges you straight into ancient combat: a helmeted warrior on horseback charges sword raised through a chaotic mass of soldiers, with Roman SPQR standards visible in the smoke-filled background. It's a genuinely ambitious anthology concept, and with stories by Joe Gill and art by Sam Glanzman, Battlefield Action #21 delivers centuries of conflict between two covers.