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Issue: G.I. Combat #47
Publication Date: April 1957
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Issues: #47 of 245 Issues (355 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/17/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Robert Kanigher (actual)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. Indexer's copy is stamped "February 19, 1957", which may indicate a purchase date.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Tank Busters!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jerry Grandenetti
Inker(s): Jerry Grandenetti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: Two US soldiers face an approaching Nazi tank. Illustration is not directly related to the story of the same title.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.
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Free! New Issues..

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
Synopsis: Ad for stamp company.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover
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The Sniper!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Hank Adams
Synopsis: Hank believes a sniper's job is the loneliest in the army, but finds plenty of action.
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Which of These Prizes Can We Send You?

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): American Seed Company
Synopsis: Ad for seed sales to earn prizes.
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Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Buzzy
Character(s): Buzzy; Dave
Synopsis: Buzzy and a friend learn about the different types of nurses and why people get into a nursing career.
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Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
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The Walking Weapon!

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Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Russ Heath
Inker(s): Russ Heath
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Joe Dugan; Pvt. Wilson
Synopsis: Comparing weapons to their army manual descriptions, it is shown how the soldier is the most versatile weapon of all.
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Automatic Firing BB Machine Gun

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products
Synopsis: Ad for BB gun that comes with toy targets.
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Amazing Precision Miniature Secret Camera

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Feature(s): Honor House Products
Synopsis: Ad for miniature camera.
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No-Man's Land!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: A solitary soldier crosses what should be an empty patch of ground, but encounters several enemy soldiers one-by-one.
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Genres: war
Feature(s): War Almanac
First Line: November 4, 1796 -- The United States signed a treaty...
Synopsis: Brief histories of three war events in American history: the November 4, 1796 treaty to pay tribute to Pasha Yusuf Caramelli, the March 3, 1863 Enrollment Act (first draft law), and the December 29, 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee Creek, the final battle of the Indian Wars.
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Did You Enter the DC Slogan Contest?

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Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: House ad for contest running in DC Comics, with winners announced in March issues.
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Action Behind The Lines

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: Three short stories including the "Sailboat Submarine" of World War II, a Navy pilot landing while temporarily blinded, and disarming an unexploded bomb.
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Tank Busters!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): Arthur Peddy
Inker(s): Arthur Peddy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Jack Hanlon
Synopsis: Jack must watch a dog that his battalion takes on as a mascot.
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100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Feature(s): Josely Co.
Synopsis: Ad for plastic soldiers.
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Do You Want Spending Money?

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
Synopsis: Ad for motto plaque sales.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): The National Sports Council
Character(s): Joe Louis; Mickey Mantle; Bob Cousy; Robert Colville
First Line: We'll ripple your body with muscles and load T*N*T in your fists
Synopsis: Ad for body building info from sports stars.
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Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers"

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Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
Character(s): Mickey Mantle; Dick
Synopsis: Ad for greeting card sales to earn prizes.
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