Fightin' Marines #87

Charlton's Fightin' Marines #87 puts readers right in the thick of jungle combat, with a determined Marine in full gear firing his rifle as enemy figures advance through the smoke-filled distance and his squad pushes forward through dense foliage. A inset panel previews the story promised by the cover's bold banner — "An Explosive Story of Two Misfits" — featuring the character billed as Shotgun Harner, "a new kind of hero," in a grittier, close-quarters struggle. Carlos Casalla's linework gives the whole cover a raw, kinetic energy that captures the tension of 1969's war comics at their most visceral.