Marines in Battle #15

This December 1956 issue of Marines in Battle features a gripping John Severin cover that drops you right into the thick of a nighttime infantry engagement — a helmeted Marine crouches in the foreground, rifle at the ready, coolly taunting an advancing enemy squad with the words "That's it, commies! A little further, and ol' Iron-Mike has a surprise for ya!" The issue spotlights Iron-Mike McGraw as he "Raids the Reds," promising the kind of tense, boots-on-the-ground combat storytelling that made Atlas-era war comics such a satisfying read. Severin's confident linework gives the rocky terrain and approaching soldiers real weight, making this one hard to put down before you've even opened the cover.