Fightin' Marines #35

The fiery orange battlefield on this 1960 Charlton issue sets the stage perfectly for "The Replacement," with a Marine in full combat gear drawing a bead on an enemy aircraft while his fellow soldiers shout urgent warnings from the foreground. Cover pencils by Charles Nicholas and inks by Vince Alascia give the scene a tense, kinetic energy — that low-flying plane and the scrambling troops sell the heat of Pacific combat in a single charged image. A solid entry in Charlton's gritty war line, with interior work by the dependable team of writer Joe Gill and artist Bill Molno inked by Rocco Mastroserio.