Tell It to the Marines #13

Monty, Tex, and Canarsie—three Marines on furlough in Japan—find themselves caught up in the chaos surrounding Dacy Lang and his Wild West Rodeo Show when old tensions and new sabotage threaten to turn a goodwill visit into something far more dangerous. As kidnapping, gas traps, and rival factions close in, the leathernecks must navigate conflicting loyalties and hidden enemies to uncover the truth before it's too late. A hard-hitting tale of honor, prejudice, and what it really means to keep the peace.

When Spike and Bat are selected for a dangerous commando raid to destroy an enemy bridge, they're thrown into an awkward reunion—their new Turkish ally is none other than Mustapha, the fearsome knife-fighter they tangled with years ago in Istanbul over a beautiful dancer named Kara. Now the two marines must complete their mission while keeping their identities hidden from a man who's sworn to kill them on sight if they ever cross paths again.

"Tomorrow's Bomber" imagines the aerial combat platform of the distant future—a streamlined seaplane built around a pressurized crew core, armed with counter-missiles, radar-jamming shells, and electronically controlled cannon to defend against interceptors while delivering atomic payloads across the globe. This 1955 non-fiction piece walks through the step-by-step engineering of what warfare might demand: jet engines with boundary-layer control, rocket boosters for speed, and a revolutionary design that trades conventional landing gear for water-based operations, turning any river or lake into an indestructible airstrip. A fascinating deep-dive into military speculation at the height of the atomic age.