Battlefield Action #40 (Charlton Comics Group, 1962) Silver Age Comics
Battlefield Action #40 (Charlton Comics Group, 1962) Silver Age Comics
Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. War comics from Charlton highlighting American conflicts of the 20th century, from World War I to Vietnam. Dalton can't bring himself to kill enemy soldiers, even if it costs the lives of men from his own unit. US Marines and Axis troops meet in battle at Guadalcanal. One panel from this story, by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia, was appropriated by artist Roy Lichtenstein for "Takka Takka," an early work in his "Pop Art" series of comics-inspired paintings. A Red Cross nurse learns what is so important about a tiny village that was once the local headquarters of the French Resistance. Soft-Hearted Hero; Hirohito's Brigade; The Frightened Hero; Angel of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
Grade is 6.5-7.0