Star Spangled War Stories #25

DC's Star Spangled War Stories #25 from September 1954 packs an immediate punch with Jerry Grandenetti's cover depicting a desperate American aviator clinging to a yellow U.S.A.-marked life raft as a German submarine closes in from the right, a burning aircraft visible in the background. The tension is palpable — outnumbered and adrift, this pilot's situation looks about as grim as it gets. Inside, Robert Kanigher and Irv Novick deliver four tales of combat, including the lead story "S.S. Liferaft!" alongside "Cold War," "Kid Brother," and "Battle Playground" — a full anthology of wartime drama for just a dime.