Fightin' Five #28

Charlton's 1964 series launch introduces readers to "America's Super Squad" right on the cover, where all five members — Frenchy the Fox, Irv "The Nerve" Haganah, Granite Gallero, Hank Hennessy, and Tom-Tom — are labeled and leaping into action, armed and ready for combat in their distinctive blue uniforms and red berets. Dick Giordano's cover work captures each soldier's distinct personality in a single dynamic composition, from the shirtless Tom-Tom to the machine-gun-toting Irv, making it immediately clear this is an ensemble built for hard-hitting military adventure. With interiors by writer Joe Gill and the art team of Bill Montes and Ernie Bache, this 12-cent issue offers a genuinely fun introduction to one of Charlton's most spirited war titles.