G.I. Combat #137

In the blistering desert of 1969, a group of tankers rescue a young boy named Ali from raiders, setting off a chain of events that tests their courage and trust. When a dying British pilot warns them of a hidden Nazi poison gas cache, they take on the dangerous mission—only to be blinded by their own flares in the final act. Ali, true to his promise, returns to guide them through the chaos and lead them to safety, proving that even in the darkest moments, hope can be found in the most unexpected places.

In "Story of a Boot!" from G.I. Combat #137 (1969), a war correspondent presses a tired GI for the tale behind the strange items in his boot—a button, a folded map, and a clump of plaster dust. The GI is too drained to speak, so it’s the boot itself that tells the story, recounting a frantic, desperate sprint through a ruined town under fire.