Fightin' Navy #125

Charlton's Fightin' Navy #125 packs a lot of naval action into one cover, centering on a U.S. fighter plane (marked "FBT 5") roaring low over churning waters while explosions erupt all around it and a vessel takes fire below. The cover copy teases multiple stories — destroyer battles against Japan's finest in "Sister Ship," PT boat night raids in "Ghosts of the South Pacific," and the featured tale of one Jake Robards, a hard-fighting seaman first class, in "Non Combatant at Midway" — plus a bonus piece on the Monitor and Merrimac. Cover art by Pat Masulli and Rocke Mastroserio gives this 1966 issue a vivid, kinetic feel that captures the anthology spirit Charlton war comics did so well.