Fightin' Five #46

Charlton's long-running military adventure series delivers another pulse-pounding mission with issue #46, as the cover — penciled by Bill Montes and inked by Rocco Mastroserio — throws two uniformed members of the Fightin' 5 (sporting their distinctive red berets and numbered insignia) directly into the path of a sword-wielding horseman charging at full gallop, while aircraft streak across a smoke-filled sky and more mounted riders close in from behind. The blurted cover caption "Kill the Foreigners!" makes clear this squad is deep in hostile territory, setting up the interior tale "Death Rode the Red Wind" by writer Joe Gill and artist Bill Montes. For fans of gritty, action-forward war comics, this 1982 Charlton entry has plenty of tension to offer.