Two-Fisted Tales #26

In "The Trap!" from Two-Fisted Tales #26, US marines push toward the Changjin Reservoir when a sudden ambush forces them into a desperate fight against entrenched North Korean soldiers. With sharp tactics and grit, the unnamed sergeant leads a daring maneuver to outflank the enemy, but the victory is short-lived—order comes to retreat, leaving grunt Salisbury bewildered until he realizes their entire unit is surrounded by 100,000 Chinese troops, with no way out.

In the frozen chaos of Hagaru-Ri, Captain David Ard leads a desperate push through a fortress teeming with enemy forces, where every step brings the weight of outnumbered odds and the cost of survival. As U.N. troops press forward under relentless fire, the air above roars with the promise of salvation—though not all will make it through the storm.

In the tense final hours before the U.N. forces and the 1st Marine Division can link up, a young medic and a determined soldier named Quinn hold the line against a relentless Chinese advance. As the enemy charges through the snow-laced terrain, the cost of delay becomes painfully clear — every second counts, and every life matters.

In the freezing final days of December 1952, U.N. forces hold fast in the besieged port of Hungnam, their last refuge amid the advancing North Korean soldiers and Chinese scouts. As relentless artillery tears through the dock area on Christmas Day, the fragile hope of survival hangs by a thread in the face of unrelenting fire.