Publishers / EC / Frontline Combat (1951) / #1
1July-August 1951
$0.10

Frontline Combat #1

EC · July-August 1951 · on sale 1951-03-02

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Frontline Combat (EC, 1951 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
July-August 1951
Key date
1951-07-00
On-sale date
1951-03-02
Indicia publisher
Tiny Tot Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Ben Oda
1Marines Retreat!comic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: John Severin; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Ben OdaU.S. Marines [Tony Feranda (death); Kelley; Joe; Private Harold Parks; rest unnamed] (some die); Chinese Army (villains, many die)
2Enemy Assault!comic story7pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Ben Odaunnamed American soldier; American soldiers (many die); unnamed Communist soldier (villain, death); Communist soldiers (villains, many die)
3The Fatal Steptext story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey KurtzmanCorporal Jud Harkabus (scout, death); German soldier (villain)
4Depth-Chargedtext story1script: Harvey KurtzmanCaptain Vincent "Rockhead" Harmon
5O.P.!comic story6pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Ben Odaunnamed U.S. Army Lieutenant; American operation post soldiers (all die); German soldiers (villains, all die)
6Unterseeboot 113comic story7pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Ben OdaCaptain Kurt Kluge (villain, U-Boat commander, death); U-Boat crew members [Kurt; Schultz; rest unnamed] (villains)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Weird Fantasy #71951On eBay ›
Frontline Combat #11995On eBay ›
The Complete Frontline Combat #11982On eBay ›
Corpse on the Imjin and Other Stories
ISBN 978-1-60699-545-7		2012On eBay ›
Frontline Combat Annual #11996On eBay ›
EC Archives: Frontline Combat #1
ISBN 978-1-60360-014-9		2008On eBay ›
Death Stand and Other Stories
ISBN 978-1-68396-103-1		2018On eBay ›
Atom Bomb and Other Stories
ISBN 978-1-68396-245-8		2019On eBay ›
Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics #[nn]
ISBN 1-50671-584-2; 978-1-50671-584-1		2019On eBay ›
EC Covers
ISBN 979-8-88724-044-2		2024On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
  • Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
  • Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

1 of 15#2 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com