Battlefront #42

This 1956 Atlas/Marvel war anthology puts you right in the thick of it with Battlefront #42, featuring a battered, battle-worn soldier advancing grimly through a rocky combat zone, rifle at the ready, while figures engage in the firefight behind him — all under the haunting tagline "Situation Hopeless!" John Severin's cover art, both penciled and inked by his hand, captures that grim tension of men pushed to their absolute limit with remarkable conviction. Inside, Gene Colan brings his own considerable talents to "The Enemy and Sgt. Duncan!" — making this a strong meeting of two distinct artistic voices in one ten-cent package.