Fightin' Army #168

Charlton's long-running war anthology delivers another gritty dispatch with Fightin' Army #168, February 1984. The cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio drops us into a snow-covered battlefield where a helmeted soldier pushes forward under fire, tracer rounds streaking past and explosions lighting the sky a fierce orange behind him — his deadpan thought bubble reading "Funny... when I woke up I thought today was gonna be special... it isn't! It's just like any other day!" captures that dark, weary humor that made Charlton war comics so endearing. Inside, writer Joe Gill and artist/inker Sam Glanzman bring their well-honed storytelling craft to "Desert Trek," making this a solid pick for fans of classic military comics.