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Issue: Navy Action #18
Publication Date: August 1957
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Issues: #18 of 15 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Current Detective Stories Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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FlagComandos Esforzados #54 published June 1960 as El Señuelo Humano [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Sub That Couldn't Be Sunk!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
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Pages: 1
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The Sub That Couldn't Be Sunk!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): William Beltram
Synopsis: After the Sakawi destroys several US ships, one US submarine renames itself "Revenge" and goes hunting for the Sakawi, eventually destroying it.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: M-711
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Doing His Bit

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Bernberg
First Line: In January, a freighter from an American convoy had been separated from the convoy during a storm...
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Pages: 2
Job Number: K-478
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We Strike at the Reds!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Sgt. Bill Miner; Tommy Miner
First Line: Tommy, keep down! One of those shells from the reds' shore batteries might tag us!
Synopsis: Sgt. Bill Miner worries about his younger brother and fellow US Marine Tommy and tries to look out for him, but they're assigned to separate details during a land invasion in Korea. However, Tommy proves himself in battle and Bill decides he doesn't have to take care of him any longer.
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In Content Item: FlagWar in the Army #3 published January 1973
as We Strike at the Reds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGreat War Stories #2 published January 1975
as We Strike at the Reds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Job Number: M-702
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Counter-Attack!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Donald York
Synopsis: Sailor Donald York is sent to scout Japanese guns on an island in the Pacific. York finds the Japanese are preparing to retake Iwo Jima, but gets the location to his forces and escapes back to his submarine safely.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: M-701
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The Human Decoy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, war
Character(s): Lt. Al Conway; Pinky
First Line: Al, one of the heavy bombers was tagged!
Synopsis: Navy pilot Al Conway is frustrated at having to escort bombers with his jet because they move so slowly it makes him vulnerable. Playing on that, he pretends his plane is damaged to lull enemy planes into pursuing him, then leads them into a perfect ambush.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: M-709
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Destroyer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Captain Sam Ellsworth; Arthur Jason
First Line: The transport, "Concord," had developed engine trouble on her way back to port...
Synopsis: After losing the Concord in battle against the Japanese destroyer Yamato, Captain Ellsworth is given command of Victory and leads it after Yamato, despite his crew's hesitations. They finally engage and destroy the Yamato.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: M-710

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