Fightin' Army #31
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue contains two war stories. "I Was Afraid to Fight" follows a soldier who received a Purple Heart during the Bougainville campaign despite claiming he was wounded while hiding from combat; when his unit is later pinned down, a medic is hit and the soldier must overcome his cowardice to help evacuate him to safety, earning the respect of his comrades. "Hitler's Juggernaut" and "Arnhem Jump" depict American soldiers engaged in intense combat operations against German forces, with sequences showing infantry attacks across streams, artillery bombardment, and aerial combat.
When Hitler demands the construction of an unstoppable super-tank, German engineers reluctantly build the massive "Juggernaut"—a fearsome weapon the Führer believes will crush his enemies beneath its treads. As the prototype rumbles toward the Normandy beachhead to face Allied forces, American soldiers discover that conventional weapons prove useless against the monster, forcing a desperate call for unconventional firepower. What unfolds is a tense clash between Nazi ambition and Allied ingenuity in the heart of the European campaign.
When a young man declares himself a conscientious objector after Pearl Harbor, his friends and community turn their backs, convinced he's a coward—and Larry Howard begins to believe it too. But when a wounded ex-friend challenges him to serve as a medic instead, Larry enlists, determined to prove himself despite his deep-rooted fear of guns and combat. Facing the horrors of the Pacific campaigns, he'll discover what true courage really means when it's tested under fire on islands like Bougainville and Saipan.
Cpl. Chip Aiken dreads the jump more than ever during the Arnhem operation, but once his boots hit the ground behind enemy lines, his nerves give way to pure soldiering. Tasked with destroying a strategic bridge alongside Smitty and two other men, Aiken must overcome German patrols, tank fire, and his own private demons to complete the mission. When he finally reports to Captain Carlson after the town objective is taken, the truth about his paralyzing fear—and his undeniable courage under fire—comes into sharp focus.
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Reprinted in Marine War Heroes #7 (1965), Gwandanaland Comics #274-A (2019)
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