Motion Picture Comics #105

This Fawcett adaptation brings Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Civil War saga — based on Stephen Crane's enduring novel — straight to the comics page, with the cover showcasing a photo inset of a Union soldier in blue holding a rifle amid the smoke and chaos of a sprawling battlefield scene, the American flag visible among the surging troops below. It's a John Huston production starring Audie Murphy and Bill Mauldin, and the combination of that Hollywood pedigree with Bob Powell's interior artistry made this 1951 release a genuinely compelling package for any reader eager to experience the story in a new medium. For fans of war drama and literary adaptations, this issue offers a vivid snapshot of mid-century comics at their most ambitious.