G.I. Combat #263

Three hard-eyed mercenaries in red berets dominate Joe Kubert's cover for this March 1984 issue of DC's long-running war anthology — soldiers of fortune who, the cover warns, had better live long enough to collect in "The Jaws of Hell." Behind their imposing portraits, ghostly combat figures surge forward, giving the composition a real sense of danger without a single shot fired on the cover itself. Round out the value with two Haunted Tank tales and "The Devil Bomb" — plus interior work by the reliable team of Robert Kanigher and Sam Glanzman — and G.I. Combat #263 delivers a satisfying package for any fan of 1984-era war comics.