Marines in Battle #18

Marines in Battle #18 (June 1957) puts you right in the thick of it — John Severin's cover depicts a helmeted Marine firing his rifle amid the rubble of a devastated town, with soldiers battling across the smoke-choked background beneath a blazing red sky. The cover promises two gripping stories: "Was It Really a 'Doomed Platoon'?" and an Iron-Mike McGraw adventure, "Zeroed In by Red Artillery!" Inside, George Tuska brings the action to life with "Outnumbered at the Front!" — a solid ten-cent package of hard-hitting wartime drama from Atlas-era Marvel.