G.I. Combat #123

Russ Heath's cover for this 1967 DC war book crackles with battlefield intensity — a soldier fires a bazooka point-blank at an enemy tank bearing an Iron Cross insignia, while a helmeted crewman returns fire from the turret amid a burst of explosive light. The cover blurb promises that Mlle. Marie teams up with the Haunted Tank in a hunt for "The Target of Terror!", making this a compelling pairing of two of DC's signature WWII features. Robert Kanigher's storytelling pedigree and Heath's visceral linework combine to make G.I. Combat #123 a fine snapshot of the genre at its mid-1960s peak.