Fightin' Marines #23

Charlton's Fightin' Marines #23 delivers exactly what its "Leathernecks in Combat" tagline promises — a cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia that puts you right in the thick of a Pacific-theater firefight, with a helmeted Marine surging forward arm raised amid explosions and palm trees while his squadmates press the advance around him. The bold "Gung Ho!" caption sets the tone for what the book bills as "Stories of Our Nation's Heroes in Action," and inside Joe Gill's writing is paired with Sid Check's art on the story "One Hitch Gyrene." A solid 1957 Charlton war comic with gritty, ground-level energy to spare.