U.S. Air Force Comics #23

The September 1962 cover of U.S. Air Force Comics #23 puts you right in the thick of a bombing run, with a helmeted airman crouched over a bomb-release mechanism as explosive sound effects — PING, ZZIINNG, WHAMMO — practically leap off the page, and his urgent speech bubble cries "Now! We've got to drop — NOW!" Bill Molno's cover art captures the cramped, high-tension atmosphere of a bomber's interior with real kinetic energy. Inside, stories including "The Tiger Kills the Cub" and "Special Target" promise the kind of aviation action that made Charlton's military titles a genuine treat for readers in 1962.