Battlefield Action #88

Charlton's Battlefield Action #88 drops readers straight into the dense jungle tension of Vietnam-era combat, with cover art by Rocke Mastroserio and Dick Giordano depicting a helmeted American soldier charging forward with a submachine gun while a grenade arcs through the air toward an enemy combatant disappearing into the tropical undergrowth. The cover banner promises "Battle Action in Viet Cong Territory!" with the featured story "Viet Nam Objective!" — and inside, writer Joe Gill and artist/inker Sam Glanzman deliver their own tale, "Village of Fear." For fans of gritty, straightforward war comics, this 1984 Charlton entry offers exactly the no-frills battlefield drama the series built its reputation on.