G.I. Combat #178

Featuring the Haunted Tank, G.I. Combat #178 from 1975 presents a cover by Joe Kubert that crackles with desperate battlefield energy — a crew of soldiers straining to aim a salvaged tank gun skyward at an attacking aircraft, their shouted exchange ("This gun's all that's left from our tank! Fire!" / "I can't — you're not high enough!") capturing a moment of raw, improvised courage. The story inside, "A Tank Is Born," is brought to life by writer Robert Kanigher and artist/inker Sam Glanzman, with coloring by Jerry Serpe and lettering by Ben Oda. DC's war comics were firing on all cylinders in this era, and this issue makes a strong case for why G.I. Combat held such a devoted readership.