Fightin' Navy #81

Charlton's Fightin' Navy #81 brings the action-packed anthology series to a dramatic high point with a striking cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia — a massive aircraft carrier, numbered 31 on its hull, cutting powerfully through open seas with fighter planes lined up ready on its deck. The bird's-eye perspective gives a real sense of the vessel's scale and momentum, perfectly capturing the book's promise of "Stories of Our Mighty Fleet…and the Men Who Man Her Ships." Inside, Joe Gill's story "Guerilla Navy" — with art by Molno and Alascia — offers exactly the kind of sea-battle drama that made this 1958 Charlton title a ten-cent treat for fans of naval adventure.