Battlefront #16

This February 1954 Atlas war title delivers the raw, close-quarters tension the series did so well, with Sol Brodsky's cover depicting a U.S. soldier driving his boot hard into an enemy combatant while a barrage of fire and arrows fills the night air — fallen figures and grimacing faces crowding the foreground as warplanes streak across the sky above. Inside, Syd Shores and inker Norman Steinberg bring "Daylight Patrol" to life with the gritty craftsmanship that defined Atlas's war comics of the era. At just ten cents, this is a fine snapshot of 1954 combat storytelling at its most visceral.