Star Spangled War Stories #71

From 1958, this DC war anthology delivers exactly the kind of high-stakes aerial drama the title promised — and the cover by Joe Kubert captures it vividly. A helmeted gunner grips a belt-fed machine gun as he tumbles free from a burning, star-marked aircraft, enemy planes streaking past in the fiery background. The cover feature, "Shooting Star!," is written by Bob Haney with art by Irv Novick, and the banner promises additional "flaming action on fighting fronts" — making this a solid ten-cent package of combat storytelling at its most visceral.