Real Life Comics #23

Thirteen-year-old Johnny Fuentes, orphaned after his father’s death with the Free French, joins the U.S. Army in North Africa determined to fight in his father’s place. Adopted unofficially by Sergeant Monahan, Johnny proves his courage and resourcefulness through battles in Tunisia, Sicily, and the Anzio beachhead, earning recognition for his bravery despite his youth.

In a 1566 Amsterdam cellar, William De La Marck and fellow Dutch patriots prepare to challenge Spanish rule, presenting a petition to Margaret of Parma before defiantly embracing the name "Beggars" as a symbol of resistance. As the struggle escalates, they form the Sea Beggars, launching daring raids on Spanish ships and ports, striking at the heart of Alva’s supply lines while William of Orange and other nobles rally support across the Low Countries.

Commander James A. Hershfield leads the Coast Guard cutter Campbell on a tense night patrol during World War II, as the ship confronts a swarm of six U-boats near a convoy south of Iceland. Amid flashes of gunfire, depth charges, and desperate maneuvers, Hershfield and his crew battle the enemy in a harrowing series of engagements, each one testing their skill and resolve.

Sergeant Haas, Lieutenant Gibbs, and Hendrix prepare for the D-Day invasion with their 37-mm tank-buster, Blip, as the crew anxiously awaits the order to move. When they come under fire from a heavily fortified Nazi 88 in a pillbox, the crew must work together to outmaneuver and disable the enemy despite being outgunned.

Pedro Menendez, a seasoned Spanish captain, is released from prison to lead a mission to secure Florida for Spain, facing off against the French colonist Ribault. After establishing St. Augustine as the first European settlement, Menendez confronts Ribault’s forces, both in battle and through the treacherous forces of nature, as the struggle for control of the region escalates.

In the jungles of Guam, Chief Radioman George R. Tweed vanished from Japanese sight for over two years, surviving in the wild after the island's fall in 1941. His quiet resilience and unyielding spirit became a quiet legend, until his rescue in July 1944.