Submarine Attack #53

A rugged naval officer in white uniform stands front and center on this December 1965 Charlton cover, gesturing toward a tense scene featuring the USS Arrowfish and an enemy barrel marked with a rising-sun emblem amid churning smoke and water. The cover teases "The Plague of Fear" — a story about cracking under pressure with no air, no escape, and no hope at the bottom of the sea — while also promising backup features "Jungle Patrol," "Unseen," and "Last Warning." Cover art by Pat Masulli and Rocco Mastroserio brings real tension to the composition, and with interiors by Joe Gill and Sam Glanzman, this is a solid entry in Charlton's reliably entertaining line of military adventure comics.