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Submarine Attack #30

Oct 1961 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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A U.S. submarine engages a Soviet vessel after discovering its torpedo hatch ports opening, with a Soviet captain ordering his crew to prepare weapons in response. During the ensuing battle, the American captain witnesses a massive, mutated dinosaur emerge from the depths and attack both vessels, mortally wounding the Soviet sub. The U.S. submarine crew discovers that the creature was unleashed by underground atomic bomb tests conducted by the Russians in a remote mountain region, and they return to patrol, pondering whether this nuclear-spawned menace might threaten future naval warfare.

Contains 5 stories
You Die at Sixty Below
8 pp · War

A nuclear submarine intercepts a Soviet message that leads them to a hidden missile base in the Arctic's frozen waters, where a daring boarding party and rocket strike force a deadly confrontation beneath the ice. When a relief submarine arrives to resupply the base, the American captain must decide whether to engage in open combat or use psychology and pressure to turn back the enemy. It's a tense Cold War standoff where the brutal Arctic itself becomes as lethal as any weapon.

One Kind of Fear
3 pp · War

Chief Bo Linderman, a fourteen-year veteran of submarine service, finds himself gripped by claustrophobic panic when his atomic sub submerges—a terror born from a near-drowning accident during shore leave. When the boat is rammed and four men are trapped in a flooding compartment, the Chief must confront his fear and decide whether to attempt a dangerous rescue. Faced with lives depending on him, Linderman discovers that fear takes on a different shape when others are in danger.

The Raider
3 pp · War

A massive, unidentified creature emerges from the Pacific depths to terrorize cargo ships and remote islands, drawing frantic attention from U.S. naval forces who mobilize jets and bombers across the region. When the beast attacks the submarine base at Guam itself, desperate sailors mount a direct defense with armor-piercing shells and fighter support, determined to protect their families on base. As the wounded monster retreats into deep water, troubling reports from Russia hint that atomic testing may have awakened something far worse lurking beneath the earth.

Shoot to Save
2 pp · War

During World War I, a German zeppelin fleet is poised as the ultimate weapon to bring England to its knees—until British forces develop the Buckham incendiary bullet, a devastating counter-measure designed specifically to exploit the zeppelin's hydrogen-filled vulnerability. When the L-53 approaches the English coast, Lieutenant Culley of the Royal Air Force takes to the skies in a desperate race against altitude and firepower to test whether theory can match reality in combat.

The Betrayal
7 pp · War

Commander Aaron Minter and the crew of the nuclear submarine USS Bordman find themselves hunted by enemy destroyers despite their advanced anti-detection systems—but the real threat may be coming from within, as a saboteur aboard the vessel feeds their position to the enemy. As depth charges rain down and the sub fights for survival, Minter must uncover the traitor's identity before the enemy closes in for the kill.

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writer Joe Gill
cover pencils, inks Jack Abel

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