Fightin' Army #19

Charlton's Fightin' Army #19 puts readers right in the thick of it — cover artists Bill Molno (pencils) and Vince Alascia (inks) stage a tense combat scene where a helmeted soldier charges forward through a storm of explosions, flanked by fellow troops and an enemy gunman looming in the foreground. The fiery orange sky and bursting shells give the image a real sense of urgency that earns the book's "Breathtaking Action Stories" banner. At just a dime in 1957, this Charlton anthology offered readers a front-row seat to wartime drama, including the intriguingly titled story "Change of Heart.