Don Winslow of the Navy #8

Fawcett's wartime adventure series rolls on with this October 1943 issue, its cover dominated by a stern, square-jawed Don Winslow in full naval officer's dress — white cap and all — set against a dramatic backdrop of a battleship firing through churning seas and a warplane cutting through the smoke above. Two soldiers in combat gear charge across the background, reflecting the cover's promise of "spine-tingling action" alongside the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the U.S. Marines. At 68 full-color pages for a dime, this is a solid wartime package, with the interior adventure "The Sponge Pirates of Poco Kayo" adding an exotic, high-seas intrigue to the mix.