Our Army at War #40

From the tree line above an enemy tank, a lone Allied soldier leaps into action — pistol drawn, knife at the ready — while a German tanker scrambles to fight him off and a second crewman emerges from the hatch below. Russ Heath's cover for this November 1955 DC issue captures that breathless, close-quarters tension perfectly, promising the featured story "Tank Hunter" along with additional battle-action tales written by Robert Kanigher and illustrated by Irv Novick. Our Army at War was already delivering the kind of grounded, soldier's-eye-view combat storytelling that made it one of the more compelling war titles on the 1955 newsstand.