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8September-October 1952
$0.10

Frontline Combat #8

EC · September-October 1952 · on sale 1952-05-08

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Identification plate

Series
Frontline Combat (EC, 1951 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
September-October 1952
Key date
1952-09-00
On-sale date
1952-05-08
Indicia publisher
Tiny Tot Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Ben Oda
1Thunderjet!comic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaCaptain Wood Paladino (jet pilot); Johnny (mechanic); Rasmussen (jet pilot); Gunn (jet pilot); Roberts (jet pilot); North Koreans (villains, some die)
2Caesar!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaJulius Caesar (death); Marcus; Caius; Roman Army (many die); Tillius (Roman Senator); Casca (Roman Senator); the Germans (villains, all die)
3Tubridy's Triumphtext story1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Marie SeverinCorporal Patrick Tubridy (member of Her Majesty's Army in India); Private Clements (Tubridy's barracks-mate); Maharajah Jungan (villain, leader of the DACOITS)
4-letters page1pencils: ? (masthead illustration); inks: ? (masthead illustration); letters: typeset
5Chickamauga!comic story6script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaNorthern Army [Bob; rest unnamed] (many die); General Brannan; General Wood; General Reynolds; the Confederates (villains, many die)
6Night Patrol!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: John Severin; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben Odaunnamed American Captain; Pappy (an American Sergeant, death); American soldiers [Jake; Leddy; Junior (death); Stan; others unnamed]; North Koreans (villains)

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