Combat #12
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Guadalcanal" in Combat #12 (1964) delivers a tense, grounded wartime tale from writer Paul Newman and artist Sam Glanzman, whose stark, detailed artwork brings the brutal reality of the Pacific Theater to life. When soldier Andy Drew fakes his death to escape a Japanese prison camp and buries himself alive, he must rely on a hidden guerilla band to survive and find his way back to Allied forces. The cover by Sam Glanzman captures the grim determination of the moment, a 12-cent comic that stands as a powerful, unflinching look at courage under extreme pressure.
In "Guadalcanal," the U.S. Marines land on the island with the expectation of a swift victory, only to find themselves entrenched in a grueling four-month fight for survival against overwhelming odds. Written by a master of wartime storytelling and illustrated with stark, unflinching detail, the story captures the raw toll of battle through the eyes of soldiers who never saw the end coming.
In "Escape... the Hard Way," Andy Drew stages his own death to slip past Japanese guards and survive burial alive, then joins a guerrilla band in the jungle. With their help, he fights to make it back to Allied forces—where the real danger may still be just ahead.
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Reprinted in Beeldscherm Classics #808 (1963), Topp Serien #8 (1964), Toppserien #8 (1964), Combat #38 (1973), Bildschirm Klassiker #808, Combat War Stories #1966
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