Fightin' Army #171

Two battle-hardened soldiers hunch low behind a tripod-mounted machine gun, its barrel blazing as they hold their position amid the rubble — a tense, close-quarters moment that sets the stage for the ominously titled story "Castle Death." Charlton's long-running war anthology Fightin' Army reaches issue #171 in 1984, with interior work entirely in the hands of Pat Boyette and cover art by the pencil-and-ink team of Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. If gritty, boots-on-the-ground military comics are your thing, this one makes a compelling addition to the collection.