Combat #26

Dell's long-running war anthology turns its focus to the Pacific Theater with "The Struggle for Saipan," and Sam Glanzman's cover captures the tension beautifully. A wounded Japanese soldier — bandage tied around his head, rifle raised — crouches in dense jungle foliage, while American GIs advance through the undergrowth behind him, one returning fire in a fierce close-quarters exchange. The cover's tagline, "Saipan! Stepping Stone into the Heart of Japan!", sets the strategic stakes perfectly for what promises to be an intense WWII story from writer Paul S. Newman and artist Sam Glanzman.