G.I.
Combat
began at Quality. Much later, after DC bought the title, the
WWII stories of the Haunted Tank headlined; but in 1952-3 this
anthology
presented nothing but contemporary Korean War stories.
I can identify the three writers by style but can name only one of
them, Joe
Millard. "Q" worked
on
Ken Shannon, T-Man,
Blackhawk,
Exploits of Daniel Boone, Robin Hood Tales,
and
Web of
Evil—and wrote a
couple of stories for
Doll
Man—from 1951 or '52
to Quality's demise at the end of 1956.
"GIC A" I've so far found scripting only on
this title. The first story here uses "damn" and "dammit" but that
experiment in precode adult-aimed writing ends before the
issue
and the title get any older. UPDATE: "Q" is Robert Bernstein.
Indexers have reflexively named Chuck Cuidera as Reed Crandall's inker
on most of his stories at Quality, no matter the actual style (or the
reports of other inkers like Les
Zakarin or Sam Burlockoff on some of his strips). In the case of the
first
G.I. Combat
story,
however, Crandall's inker is indeed Cuidera. Note the faces of
the lieutenant in the top tier panels as examples of Crandall's pencils
and the sergeant's face in the bottom tier's middle panel as
most obviously Cuidera's inks.
My impression is that Pete
Morisi and Sam Citron ink themselves on this title, but the difference between
John Daly stories' inks at DC and Quality suggests he didn't
ink
himself at both. After the obscuring inks over Charles Nicholas's
pencils in #1, the inking of his stories here is pretty consistent, and
so although I've never seen his inks credited later at Charlton or DC,
I'll venture that he does ink himself from #2 on.
The cover pencils are by Crandall: #1, 3-5, and Dick
Dillin: #2.
G.I.
Combat
1-5
| Oct/52 |
1 |
Beyond
the Call of Duty |
w: Robert Bernstein |
| |
|
|
p: Reed Crandall |
| |
|
|
i: Chuck
Cuidera |
| |
|
Killing
Pitch |
w: "GIC A" a:
Pete
Morisi |
| |
|
The
Runt Breaks Through |
w: Bernstein p:
Charles Nicholas |
| |
|
Trumpet
of Death |
w: "GIC A" a: ? |
| Dec/ |
2 |
Operation
Massacre |
w: Bernstein
p: John
Daly |
| |
|
Prison
Camp Slaughter |
w: Bernstein a:
Morisi |
|
|
Behind
Enemy Lines |
w: "GIC A" a: ? |
|
|
The
Human Fly on Heartbreak Hill |
w: "GIC A" a:
Nicholas |
| Feb/53 |
3 |
Havoc
behind Red Lines |
w: Bernstein p:
Daly |
| |
|
An
Indestructible Marine |
w: "GIC A" a: ? |
| |
|
No
Grandstand in Hell |
w: Joe Millard
p:
Crandall |
| |
|
Suicide
Decoy |
w: Bernstein a:
Nicholas |
| Mar/ |
4 |
Bridge
to Bloody Hell |
w: Millard
p: Dick Dillin |
| |
|
Vengeance
Raid |
w: Millard
a: Sam Citron |
| |
|
The
Lieutenant Attacks |
w: "GIC A" a: ? |
| |
|
One
Man Army |
w: "GIC A" p:
Crandall |
| Apr/ |
5 |
Vindicated
under Fire |
w: "GIC A" p:
Dillin |
| |
|
Glamour
Guys of Hell |
w: Bernstein a: ? |
| |
|
Hell
Breaks Loose on Suicide Hill |
w: Millard
a:
Citron |
| |
|
Death
of a Coward |
w: Bernstein p:
Crandall |
