Showcase #53

DC's Showcase turns its spotlight on G.I. Joe in this 1964 twelve-cent issue, with Joe Kubert's cover dramatically divided into three vertical panels — a soldier crouching with a .30 cal. machine gun in the foreground, a fierce underwater struggle between a purple-clad enemy and a green-uniformed fighter, and a tense tropical beach scene with soldiers advancing under a foreign flag. The bold header "Sailor-Marine! War's Blazing Battle Prize..." promises an action-packed wartime yarn inside, brought to life by the creative pairing of Robert Kanigher and Kubert alongside Irv Novick.