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Cover: Dick Dillin & Chuck Cuidera
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G.I. Combat #6

May 1953 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
📊 ~9,713 copies sold its debut month
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American Marines engage enemy forces in amphibious combat operations, with one soldier named Don earning commendation for his bravery under fire at a beachhead position. After a successful but costly battle, Don and his comrades reflect on the chaos of war and their narrow escape, while plans are made to locate a missing pilot and continue military operations against fortified enemy positions. The story follows the soldiers through subsequent combat encounters, including sabotage operations involving demolition charges at a strategic dam, culminating in a desperate infiltration mission where Don must navigate enemy-occupied territory while wounded.

Contains 4 stories
Beachhead Inferno
9 pp · War

When the Marines land at Yat Chi to break through entrenched Red positions, the operation turns into a nightmare—especially when a heavily armored railroad fortress begins hunting the invasion force from the woods. Two men who've hated each other since their hometown days, Dan Murphy and Red Halloran, find themselves forced to work together on a dangerous nighttime sabotage mission that could be their only chance to stop the mobile gun emplacement. As they push deeper into enemy territory, their rivalry may be the least of their worries.

Pooch from Pyangyang
6 pp · War

A lone paratrooper separated from his battalion behind enemy lines in North Korea finds unexpected companionship in a half-starved dog, and together they navigate the dangers of the war zone. When the dog's keen instincts warn of approaching danger and later prove crucial in a firefight, the soldier discovers that his four-legged partner is far more loyal than he could have imagined. This 1953 war story captures the bond between soldier and animal forged in the crucible of combat.

Blood on the Wingtip
7 pp · War

When a fighter pilot saves PFC Don Haley's life during a brutal battle for Hongyu Ridge, Haley swears he'll repay the debt—but the odds seem impossible until the very pilot he owes crashes behind enemy lines. Haley tears through no man's land to find Captain Ted Hix being tortured by enemy soldiers, and together they fight their way back to rejoin the battle, turning the tide for the entire U.N. advance. What begins as a stranger's mercy becomes an unbreakable bond forged in blood and fire on the Korean front.

Zero Hour
6 pp · War

Corporal Hannis is sent on a demolition mission to plant bombs on an enemy dam, timed to detonate at dawn—but when his cover is blown during the infiltration, he finds himself captured and trapped at ground zero as zero hour approaches. With enemy forces closing in and the clock ticking toward detonation, Hannis must use his wits to survive the chaos and reach safety before the explosives bring the whole structure down.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $96
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $765
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $493*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $344
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $297*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
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CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $176*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $157*
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $96*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $74*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils Dick Dillin
cover inks Chuck Cuidera

Reprints

Reprinted in G.I. Combat #23 (1955), G.I. Combat #27 (1955), G.I. Combat #30 (1955), G.I. Combat #33 (1956), Gwandanaland Comics #515-A (2019)

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