Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders

Set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, Marvel's Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders ran for 19 issues between 1968 and 1970, offering a gritty, action-focused look at a Marine commando squad. Written primarily by Gary Friedrich, Arnold Drake, and Archie Goodwin, and drawn by Dick Ayers and Don Heck, the series followed Captain Simon Savage and his multi-ethnic team—including Sgt. Sam "Yakkety" Yates, Roy "Blarney" Stone, Jacques "Frenchy" LaRocque, Jay Little Bear, and Lee Baker—through dangerous island-hopping missions. A product of Marvel's late-1960s war-comics boom, it stood out for its ensemble cast and straightforward battlefield drama, making it a solid, if less celebrated, entry in the publisher's wartime lineup.