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56July-August 1960
$0.10

Our Fighting Forces #56

DC · July-August 1960 · on sale 1960-05-17

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Identification plate

Series
Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
July-August 1960
Key date
1960-07-00
On-sale date
1960-05-17
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Bridge of Bullets!cover1pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Ira Schnapp
1Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown; Tom Stone
2Bridge of Bullets!comic story12.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Gaspar Saladino
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5-cartoon1script: Morris Waldinger; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi
6Hit the Combat Trailpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
7"The Golden Acorns" Battle Story of the 87th Infantry Divisioncomic story2
8Letter to a Frogman!comic story5.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Gaspar Saladino
10-letters page1script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
11This Is It!promo (ad from the publisher)1
12Ace on the Spot!comic story5.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar Saladino
13-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 3.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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