Frontline Combat #2

In "Bouncing Bertha," a small beetle’s struggle in the mud mirrors the tense plight of a U.S. tank crew during a harrowing mission in 1951. As they ride in their Patton M-46 tank—nicknamed "Bouncing Bertha"—through enemy-infested terrain, the crew finds themselves trapped and under fire, their vehicle destroyed. With only one man, Allen Burke, left behind as the others are airlifted to safety, he must hold his ground against a furious enemy closing in.

In "Zero Hour!" from *Frontline Combat* #2 (1951), a young recruit clings to the sergeant for guidance as the unit prepares to charge across no man’s land. When a German machine gun erupts in fire, panic and chaos follow—leaving the recruit trapped in barbed wire, screaming for help as each attempt to save him ends in tragedy. The sergeant faces an unbearable choice, forced to act with grim resolve.

In the heat of the third day at Gettysburg, a lone Union soldier known only as Alabama finds himself caught in the chaos of Pickett’s Charge. When a Confederate officer approaches him on the battlefield, Alabama strikes without hesitation—only to discover, too late, that the man he killed was his own father.

In "Contact!", Jo Durkee faces a harsh reality on the front lines of the Korean War, where confidence meets the brutal truth of combat. As the North Korean Army proves far more formidable than expected, Durkee's assumptions are tested in the heat of battle.