Combat #33

Dell's long-running war anthology returns with "Action in the Sunda Strait," a tale promising furious naval destruction where desperate men fought a battle "doomed from the start." The cover pulls no punches — a wide-eyed officer shouts a warning, pistol in hand, as a torpedo streaks through smoke and fire while helmeted sailors man a gun mount amid leaping flames. Writer Paul Newman and artist/inker Sam Glanzman bring a visceral urgency to this 1971 issue that fans of grounded, historically-rooted war comics will find hard to put down.