Star Spangled War Stories #87

In "T.N.T. Spotlight!" from Star Spangled War Stories #87 (1959), Mlle. Marie becomes the last hope for a desperate Ranger raid when she’s called upon to create a diversion. Trapped between a ruthless Nazi general determined to capture her and a high-stakes mission to secure a beachhead, she uses cunning, quick thinking, and a daring plan that turns the battlefield into her own arena.

In "School for a Frogman!" from Star Spangled War Stories #87, a lone U.S. Navy frogman is captured by a ruthless Nazi counterpart who takes grim pleasure in tormenting him—turning the deep sea into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Trapped in the dark, hunted through submerged corridors, and forced to endure psychological torment, the American soldier must outthink his captor to survive. With nerves of steel and a quiet resolve, he turns the enemy’s own tactics against them—just as the mission’s final move begins.

In "Get One for Smitty!" from Star Spangled War Stories #87, newly assigned gunner Jo faces his first mission aboard a B-17, determined to claim his own kill. As enemy fighters swarm the formation and his crew fights desperately to defend the bomber, he's knocked unconscious—only to awaken to the deafening silence of empty guns. With the plane in peril and his comrades' faith in him hanging in the balance, Jo crawls through the wreckage to his weapon, ready to prove himself.