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Fightin' Navy #86

Apr 1959 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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# Fightin' Navy #86 The main story, "The Suicide Ships," depicts a World War II naval engagement in which Japanese kamikaze planes attack American vessels off Okinawa. Lieutenant Commander Harry Joyce helps coordinate the defense of American destroyers and light cruisers against the suicide attacks. A Japanese message intercepted by Radioman Agranski reveals that three enemy bombers have located an American light cruiser; the cruiser's crew manages to evade the initial bombing run, but faces continued Japanese air assault. The story follows the tactical responses and combat actions of the American naval personnel as they battle the Japanese aircraft attacks.

Contains 5 stories
1 Mile To Eternity
5 pp · War

In "1 Mile To Eternity," the USS Kingfish slips through a submarine net and into a German-held harbor, where it silently eliminates enemy supply ships before facing the perilous task of escaping—now hunted by a fleet of hostile vessels closing in from all sides.

The Suicide Ships
3 pp · War

In "The Suicide Ships," Lt. Commander Joyce faces a desperate mission: defend a convoy of troop transports from a superior Japanese fleet, using every tactic at his disposal—down to the ultimate sacrifice of ramming enemy warships head-on.

The Nickel Navy
5 pp · War
The Broken Code!
5 pp · War
The Fire-Eater!
5 pp · War

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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
artist, inker Sam Glanzman
cover pencils, inks Sam Glanzman

Reprints

Reprinted in Battlefield Action #66 (1981), Marinos en Acción #87

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