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Cover: Mel Keefer
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Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines #1

Aug 1951 · Toby · 0.10 USD
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Monty Hall and his fellow Marines Tex and Canarsie must stop a moving train after discovering a murdered man aboard and learning that a killer has jumped from the window. When they board the train, they find the body of Jeff Gery, a civilian, who has been killed by a man named Shifty Eyes—a criminal who was being transported and managed to escape by jumping from the train. Monty deduces that Shifty Eyes plans to hide on the train's undercarriage and retrieve the body later to prevent testimony before a Senate Crime Investigating Committee. The issue concludes with a pin-up feature and a separate story involving "the mystery of the Orient" centered on a woman named Hazel O'Toole from Brooklyn.

Contains 4 stories
Boots
1 pp · War
The Devil's Mask
6 pp · War

Monty Hall leads his Marines deep into enemy territory to reclaim a holy monastery that's been seized and fortified by an occupying force—but with innocent monks held captive inside, a direct assault risks slaughtering the very people they've come to save. Using the ancient spiritual traditions of the East and a daring solo infiltration, Hall devises an unconventional plan to turn the enemy's superstitions against them and free the captives.

The City of Flame
7 pp · War

Monty Hall and his unit get trapped in the burning streets of Seoul after the U.N. forces torch the city to keep it from Communist hands—a fiery maze where snipers lurk and every shadow hides danger. When they rescue a young woman named Katie, they learn of a tunnel that might offer escape, but trusting her could be their last mistake. With the frozen Han River their only route to safety, Monty and his buddies must fight their way through enemy fire and the elements themselves to get everyone out alive.

Untitled story
6 pp

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $43
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $304*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $203*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $147*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $124
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CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $118*
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CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $87*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $78*
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Full credits

artist, inker Jack Sparling
cover pencils, inks Mel Keefer

Reprints

Reprinted in Pin-Up Pete #1 (1952), Great Lover Romances #8 (1953), Tell It to the Marines #12 (1955)

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