G.I. Combat #262

Joe Kubert's cover for this February 1984 issue of G.I. Combat is a striking piece of wartime tension — a massive coiled serpent dominates the foreground as a squad of soldiers in camouflage press cautiously through what looks like a war-torn urban street, with armored tanks visible in the smoke-filled background. The cover promises mercenary action with the bold tagline "The Mercenaries! Soldiers of Fortune — they risk all for money… even their lives!" along with two Haunted Tank battle reports and the story "Soldier First, Father Second." DC's self-proclaimed "America's No. 1 Fighting Mag" packs a lot of gritty promise into this one.