Marines in Battle #2

Atlas Comics' Marines in Battle #2 from October 1954 arrives with a Russ Heath cover that puts you right in the thick of combat — a determined Marine charges forward firing his automatic rifle as a massive fireball erupts behind him, while enemy soldiers and fallen figures crowd the smoke-filled foreground. Heath's draftsmanship brings a striking sense of motion and danger to every inch of the image, from the flying helmet overhead to the chaos of battle raging in the background. Inside, Bob Forgione illustrates the wartime drama with lettering by Joe Letterese, making this a solid entry in Atlas's mid-fifties line of military anthologies.