The EC Archives: Frontline Combat #2

This handsome Dark Horse hardcover collects EC Comics' Frontline Combat issues 7–13, gathering some of the sharpest war storytelling the medium has to offer under one spine. The cover art — featuring a helmeted soldier charging forward against a fiery, battle-scarred landscape with the haunting declaration "If there ever was a true hell on earth, it was here on Iwo Jima!" — captures the unflinching intensity that made these "War and Fighting Men" stories stand apart from their era. A worthy addition to the EC Archives series for anyone who appreciates the craft and grit behind mid-century comics at their most honest.