Fightin' Army #17

Apr 1956 · Charlton · 0.10 USD

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An anthology issue featuring two war stories. The first tale follows soldiers assigned to navigate a scowboat across enemy territory, with a sergeant tasking two men to handle the vessel despite their inexperience with water navigation. "Mail Call" tells of a marine who receives word from his wife that she has given him "the gate," forcing him to make a life-or-death decision when enemy forces attack his position—ultimately choosing to stay and fight rather than accept death on a "silver platter."

Contains 4 stories

The Search for Kee

6 pp · War

Platoon Sergeant Bud Messing and R.O.K. Sergeant Kee Ling hold the line during a vicious Red assault on Post 234, but when Messing discovers his entire unit has vanished, he launches a desperate one-man search through enemy territory to find his men—and his friend. What he uncovers in the darkness will shake everything he thought he knew about the soldier fighting beside him.

Fatal Ferry

7 pp · War

Cpl. Jerry Tobin and Pfc. Don Grey are a pair of wisecracking soldiers who can't stop arguing—until their big mouths land them guarding a ramshackle ferry that becomes the target of enemy aircraft. When enemy forces move to seize the vessel, the two buddies decide to rig the scow with explosives and make a stand, turning their unwanted nursemaid duty into a last-ditch defense that could change the course of the river crossing.

Mail Call

6 pp · War

Lone Reinforcement!

6 pp · War

When a war-weary platoon learns their reinforcements consist of just one soldier instead of a full complement, Cpl. Steve Brent arrives with a target on his back—and a chance to prove that one determined man might be worth more than a division. As the unit pushes through enemy-held forest against tanks, guns, and air attacks, Brent must overcome his platoon's disappointment and his own fumbles to show what grit and quick thinking can accomplish in the thick of combat.