Fightin' Army #21

Charlton's Fightin' Army #21 delivers exactly what its "Action Packed Battle Stories" banner promises — a determined sergeant charges forward with a submachine gun blazing ("BUDDABUDA!"), while his fellow soldiers press through the smoke and chaos around him, explosions lighting up the sky in vivid orange and yellow. Cover pencils by Charles Nicholas and inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio give the scene a gritty, kinetic energy that perfectly suits the stories inside, including "Tank Trap," "The Ghost of Argonne Woods," and "The Sergeant Was Afraid." At just ten cents in 1957, this Charlton war anthology offered readers a full lineup of battlefield drama rendered with real punch.