U.S. Marines #1

This is an anthology issue featuring multiple stories about U.S. Marine Corps operations. The main stories include "Victory at Gavutu," depicting Marines in combat in a tropical island setting; "Hellcat Out of Heaven"; "Johnny Devildog"; "Saga of the Solomons," which documents the Battle of the Solomons on Guadalcanal under Major General A. A. Vandergrift's command, with Marines engaging Japanese forces at locations including the Matanikau River and Tenarū River; and "Birth of the Marines." The issue combines fictional comic narratives with historical photographs and factual accounts of Marine Corps operations in the Pacific theater.