Combat #28

Dell's long-running war anthology turns its attention to one of history's most devastating surprise attacks with this October 1969 issue centered on "Pearl Harbor." The cover — illustrated by Sam Glanzman — puts you right in the thick of it: a formation of Japanese fighter planes, their red rising-sun markings vivid against a turbulent sky, diving toward targets already erupting in flames and smoke below. The stark tagline says it all: "The Japanese lost 28 planes… the U.S. half of its Pacific Fleet. It all took place in 120 minutes.