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Cover: Jack Sparling
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Tell It to the Marines #4

Sep 1952 · Toby · 0.10 USD
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This issue contains two stories: a war narrative featuring Marines in combat against Communist forces, where tank crews including Corporals Reid and O'Keefe, and Sergeant Brennan engage in fierce fighting with Chinese and Communist troops, ultimately forcing the enemy to surrender; and "Airline Amy," a humorous story about a sailor named Pete and his romantic entanglement with a vivacious airline stewardess named Amy, who is described as a jet-propelled wild blue yonder gal and air male.

Contains 5 stories
Double Doublecross
10 pp · Adventure, Humor, War
SpikeBat

Two punch-throwing Marines, PFC Spike and PFC Bat, find themselves tangled up in a scheme involving a beautiful woman, a black market operation, and enough double-crosses to make your head spin. When competing for the same girl's affection goes sideways, the rivalry between these two gyrenes spirals into a wild chain of betrayals that lands them both in hot water with their commanding officer. It's a rollicking 1952 romp that proves sometimes your worst enemy is the guy fighting right beside you.

Hawaiian Maneuvers
6 pp · Adventure, Humor, War
SpikeBatLaniDrunken SailorShore Patrol

When Spike and Bat get shore leave in Hawaii on their way back from Korea, they're both eager for romance—but their friendly competition over a local woman named Lani takes a comedic turn when Bat steals Spike's clothes and borrows his identity for the date. Mistaken identities, a beach brawl with sailors, and the Shore Patrol all converge when Bat ends up in a grass skirt, leading to a wild night of misunderstandings on Waikiki's golden sands. What starts as a simple weekend of rest and relaxation quickly becomes anything but.

Mam'selle Spells Trouble
6 pp · Adventure, Humor, War
SpikeBatFifi DelormCaptainColonelTwo Female News Correspondents

When the Colonel orders Spike and Bat to escort three female news correspondents near the Korean front lines, the charming Mademoiselle Fifi Delorm's arrival throws the entire base into comedic chaos—every ranking officer from the Captain to the Colonel suddenly finds himself competing for her attention. As the two Marines scramble through mishaps, jealousy, and one another's interference, they discover that Fifi's presence has a way of turning military discipline upside down in the most entertaining ways possible.

Now Showing "Fifi"
1 pp · Humor, Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Wuff
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Prospector PeteShopkeeper

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $106
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,471
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,090
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 6 in census $495
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
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CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $243*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $218
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $172*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $154*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $134*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
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Full credits

cover pencils, inks Jack Sparling

Reprints

Reprinted in Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine #29 (1955), Tell It to the Marines #2 (1955), Tell It to the Marines #16 (1964), Battle Stations Jumbo Edition #42045 (1971)

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