Battlefront #19

Atlas Comics' Battlefront #19 (May 1954) pulls no punches — literally — with a cover by Harry Anderson and Carl Burgos depicting two soldiers locked in a fierce, close-quarters knife struggle, their faces straining with raw intensity as a burning tank and distant combat rage in the background. The gritty hand-to-hand tension captures everything that made Atlas war books feel urgent and visceral in 1954. Inside, Hy Rosen brings the same no-nonsense energy to "Ammo!" — a title that promises the kind of front-line action this series delivered month after month.