Don Winslow of the Navy #12

From Fawcett's wartime naval adventure series, this February 1944 issue drops readers straight into the churning deep as two white-uniformed sailors struggle desperately in a sea riddled with menacing naval mines, their small craft shattered around them amid the chaos of crashing waves. The cover teases an interior story billed as "Tuned for Death!" — a thrilling tale centered on the deadly threat of enemy mines. It's a gripping snapshot of the peril-at-every-turn storytelling that made Don Winslow of the Navy such a compelling wartime read.