Fightin' Navy #98

Charlton's Fightin' Navy #98 celebrates fifty years of naval aviation with a cover by Dick Giordano that sweeps from early biplanes in the background to a tight formation of sleek modern jets streaking through the clouds — a striking visual reminder of how dramatically air power had evolved by 1961. The cover teases the featured story, "Operation Big Eye," with interior work by writer Joe Gill and artist/inker Jack Abel. For fans of military aviation comics, this ten-cent issue captures both the nostalgia of those early prop-driven days and the excitement of the jet age in one dynamic image.