G.I. Combat #286

Joe Kubert's cover for this 1986 DC issue plunges readers straight into a tense jungle standoff, with two red-beret mercenaries crouching low in the dense undergrowth while a blonde woman in a pink dress scrambles behind them — a group of spear-wielding warriors closing in from the shadows of the foliage. The promise of "2 Macho Missions!" inside, backed by Robert Kanigher's writing and Sam Glanzman's art, makes G.I. Combat #286 a satisfying package for fans of hard-edged military adventure. At seventy-five cents, it's a snapshot of DC's mid-eighties war comics firing on all cylinders.