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3November-December 1951
$0.10

Frontline Combat #3

EC · November-December 1951 · on sale 1951-07-02

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Identification plate

Series
Frontline Combat (EC, 1951 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
November-December 1951
Key date
1951-11-00
On-sale date
1951-07-02
Indicia publisher
Tiny Tot Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Ben Oda
1Tin Can!comic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Ben OdaSeaman 2nd Class Eddie Yearling (head of toilet crew, death); Boats (sailor); Zack (sailor); Chinese Communists (villains, some die)
2Desert Fox!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Ben OdaLieutenant General Erwin Rommel (villain, death); the Nazis (villains, some die)
3The Bridgetext article1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey KurtzmanCorporal Hannibal Meers (death)
4Sea Battle!text article1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey KurtzmanGaston Le Blanc (Captain of the Fleur-De-Lis)
5Prisoner of War!comic story6script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Ben OdaBenedict (American soldier, death); North Korean soldiers [Nabe Joe; others un-named] (villains, some die)
6How They Die!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: John Severin; inks: Bill Elder; letters: Ben OdaWilly; Willy's pal; Attila the Hun (villain, flashback); Napoleoin Bonaparte (villain, flashback); the Germans (villains, flashback)

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