G.I. Combat #252

Joe Kubert's cover for this April 1983 issue of DC's "America's No. 1 Fighting Mag" pulls you right into the tension: an American GI and a Nazi soldier — enemies by definition — are locked in a desperate, side-by-side struggle against a charging enemy horde, a skull lying in the dirt at their feet. The story title "My Ally-- the Enemy!" frames that uneasy alliance perfectly, while circular inset panels tease four additional tales: "Ghostly Godfather," "War Isn't Color-Blind," "Bad-Luck Booty," and "Secret War of a Sergeant." With Robert Kanigher writing and Sam Glanzman illustrating the lead story, this packed issue delivers exactly what G.I. Combat promised its readers — hard-edged war drama with plenty of moral complexity baked in.