Fightin' Marines #127

Charlton's long-running war anthology returns with issue #127, featuring a Pat Boyette cover that drops you right into a tense, close-quarters struggle on a tropical beach — two soldiers locked in hand-to-hand combat beneath a palm tree, a pistol lying in the sand nearby as the outcome hangs in the balance. Inside, writer Joe Gill and artist/inker Bill Molno deliver "Chicken," promising the kind of gritty, character-driven wartime drama Charlton fans had come to appreciate. At a quarter cover price in 1976, this is compact, no-frills combat storytelling at its most direct.