Fightin' Army #22

Charlton's Fightin' Army #22 from 1957 delivers exactly what its "Thrill Packed Combat" banner promises — Bill Molno and Vince Alascia's cover plunges you straight into the chaos of a tank rolling through flames while soldiers clash in fierce hand-to-hand combat in the foreground. Four stories are advertised inside, including "Son of a Hero," "Surrender," "The Test," and "Ol' Nick's Last Charge," with writing by Joe Gill and art by Molno and Alascia throughout. At just ten cents, this Charlton war anthology captures the gritty intensity of mid-1950s combat comics in one action-packed package.