Fightin' Army #68

A lone American soldier crouches weapon-in-hand amid the rubble of a war-torn street, facing down a column of SS troops from the elite 3rd Panzer Division — with a Nazi flag and a looming tank behind them — in this tense 1966 Charlton war title. The cover text sets up Lt. Tompkins' dangerous assignment of convincing the enemy that their presence is unwelcome in the French village of St. Vane, all rendered with gritty immediacy by cover artist Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Inside, Joe Gill's script and the art team of Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia bring the story "Battalion of Cowards" to life — sharp, no-frills WWII storytelling at its twelve-cent best.