Joe Yank #14
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeJoe Yank finds no peace as a "pin-up joe" upon returning home from the war. The issue contains multiple stories including "Sanddag Castle," where soldiers hold an isolated position against North Korean forces, and "Never Whack a Wac," in which Sergeant Mike McGurk tries to humiliate Private Joe Yank but receives comeuppance when Joe fights back. Additional content includes a Dubble Bubble advertisement story and a "Korean Disk Jockey" feature, presenting a mix of military humor and wartime adventures.
Private Joe Yank thought he'd escaped the ribbing back at camp by taking a three-day pass to town, but his troubles multiply when Mimi Bryant—sister of the artist who painted his embarrassing magazine cover—tracks him down with an assignment: pose for a photo series for "Everyweek." Joe agrees, only to find himself caught between a scheming press agent, his own wandering eye, and a command tent full of visiting brass who arrive at exactly the wrong moment. What starts as a publicity stunt spirals into chaos as Joe scrambles to keep his promise to Mimi while staying out of hot water with his officers.
Karl Schulmeister, a master spy from Alsace, becomes Napoleon's secret weapon in 1805 as the French face overwhelming odds against combined Russian and Austrian forces. Tasked with infiltrating the enemy's ranks, Schulmeister uses cunning deception and a false identity to feed crucial intelligence that shapes the course of the campaign. Through his artful manipulation of enemy commanders, this brilliant operative proves that wars are won not just on the battlefield, but in the shadows where information becomes strategy.
When Joe Yank's romantic impulse lands him alone in the radio booth with disc jockey Maisie Turner, his naturally mischievous nature takes over—he accidentally broadcasts a fake armistice announcement across the entire Korean front. What begins as a comedic mishap spirals into chaos as soldiers rejoice, officers scramble, and General Prevost orders Joe's arrest, only for an unexpected turn of events to reveal that Joe's blunder may have inadvertently changed everything. This 1954 war-comedy yarn spins a tale of one private's cock-eyed impulses and how sometimes the most ridiculous mistakes can echo across a battlefield in the most surprising ways.
Pinhead Perkins, a hapless P.F.C., hides his homemade cake from his fellow soldiers—but his stash ends up in the worst possible place when a surprise inspection by a colonel and visiting senator turns chaotic. As Pinhead scrambles to keep his beloved cake safe while dodging military brass and a newly tested tank, his bumbling antics send the whole base into comic pandemonium. When the dust finally settles, this accident-prone soldier may just have stumbled into the sweetest reward of all.
Pvt Joe Yank gets drafted into Sgt Mike McGurk's scheme to stage a musical comedy for the troops—with Joe himself cast as the leading lady in full WAC drag. On the run from MPs determined to get him on stage, Joe hides among a unit of real WACs, only to be captured by enemy forces who mistake his disguise for the genuine article. When Colonel Fatt Tzo attempts to interrogate him for military secrets, Joe's patience finally snaps, and things take a turn neither the enemy nor Sarge anticipated.
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