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18April 1954
$0.10

Battlefront #18

Marvel · April 1954 · on sale 1954-01-15

First appearance: Bernard Montgomery
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Identification plate

Series
Battlefront (Marvel, 1952 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
April 1954
Key date
1954-04-00
On-sale date
1954-01-15
Indicia publisher
Postal Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bernard Montgomery - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos; colors: Stan Goldberg
2Sixty Miles!comic story6pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Syd Shores, Norman SteinbergCharlie; Col. Ray Murray; Ben
4Kasserine Passcomic story6pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers, Ernie BacheBernard Montgomery First, Erwin Rommel
6Helicopter Hunterstext story1.67letters: typesetMaj. Floyd Callahan; Capt. Frank Hamilton; Sgt. Joseph Price; Col. Michaels; Gen. Mong
7Statement of ownershipstatement of ownership0.33script: Monroe Froehlich Jr.
8Hannibalcomic story5pencils: Bob McCarthy; inks: John ForteHannibal Barca; Hamilcar Barca; Scipio Africanus; Hasdrubal
10Chateau-Thierrycomic story6pencils: Mac L. Pakula; inks: Mac L. PakulaHans Bulow; Marcel Lamont; Joe Burke; Yvette

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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