Fightin' Army #166

Sam Glanzman's cover for this October 1983 Charlton issue pulls you right into the action — two soldiers locked in fierce hand-to-hand combat, one wrestling the other in a desperate chokehold while a blade arcs dangerously close overhead, all set against the angular shadows of a wartime structure. The raw physicality of the struggle makes it clear these men are fighting for survival at close quarters, setting a gritty tone for Joe Gill's story "The Super Race," brought to life inside by artist Bill Molno and inker Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' Army was delivering this kind of visceral, no-frills war drama right up through 1983, and issue #166 looks like a worthy entry in that tradition.