Joe Palooka Comics #71

Set against the Korean War backdrop of 1952, this Harvey Comics issue puts the beloved Joe Palooka front and center in a harrowing combat scene — cover artist Al Avison depicts the blond, broad-shouldered hero charging forward through an explosion-lit battlefield alongside fellow soldiers, with enemy fire and barbed wire hemming them in on all sides. The cover's fiery orange blast and the tagline "The Bloody Cliffs of Inchon" give this issue a raw, urgent intensity that sets it apart from Palooka's boxing-ring roots. A striking wartime chapter for fans of the character and mid-century comics alike.