Navy Action #18

Marvel Comics

United States

Published
August 1957
Page count
36
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Silver Age size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/202533

Credits

Editing
Stan Lee, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Sub That Couldn't Be Sunk! Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
War

Credits

Art
Sol Brodsky, penciller
 
Carl Burgos , inker
Colours
Stan Goldberg, colourist
Text
, typeset

Notes

Colors: Goldberg credited by himself.

Show/hide 1. The Sub That Couldn't Be Sunk! Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Genre
War
Code
M-711

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Gene Colan, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
Battleground (L. Miller & Son, 1961 series) #4 (1961)

Synopsis

After the Sakawi destroys several US ships, one US submarine renames itself "Revenge" and goes hunting for the Sakawi, eventually destroying it.

Show/hide 2. Doing His Bit Text story, 2 pages

Featuring

Genre
War
Code
K-478

Credits

Writing
, author
Art
, line art (illustration)
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset
Show/hide 3. We Strike at the Reds! Comic story, 5 pages

"Tommy, keep down! One of those shells from the reds' shore batteries might tag us!"

Featuring

Genre
War
Code
M-702
Characters
Sgt. Bill Miner; Tommy Miner

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Joe Maneely, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Also printed
Australia
War in the Army (Yaffa/Page, 1973? series) #3 ([October 1973?])
We Strike at the Reds!
 
Australia
Great War Stories (Yaffa/Page, 1973? series) #2 ([1975?])
We Strike at the Reds!
Printed in
Great War Stories (Yaffa / Page, 1973 series) #2 ([1975] ?)
 
War in the Army (Yaffa / Page, 1973 series) #3 ([1973])
 
War (L. Miller & Son, 1961 series) #5 (1961)

Synopsis

Sgt. Bill Miner worries about his younger brother and fellow US Marine Tommy and tries to look out for him, but they're assigned to separate details during a land invasion in Korea. However, Tommy proves himself in battle and Bill decides he doesn't have to take care of him any longer.

Show/hide 4. Counter-Attack! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
War
Code
M-701
Characters
Donald York

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Chuck Miller, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
Battleground (L. Miller & Son, 1961 series) #5 (1961)

Synopsis

Sailor Donald York is sent to scout Japanese guns on an island in the Pacific. York finds the Japanese are preparing to retake Iwo Jima, but gets the location to his forces and escapes back to his submarine safely.

Show/hide 5. The Human Decoy Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Aviation; war
Code
M-709
Characters
Lt. Al Conway; Pinky

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Syd Shores, penciller
 
, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
Comandos Esforzados (Editora de Periódicos La Prensa S.C.L., 1956 series) #54 (Junio 30 de 1960)
 
War (L. Miller & Son, 1961 series) #4 (1961)

Synopsis

Navy pilot Al Conway is frustrated at having to escort bombers with his jet because they move so slowly it makes him vulnerable. Playing on that, he pretends his plane is damaged to lull enemy planes into pursuing him, then leads them into a perfect ambush.

Show/hide 6. Destroyer Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Genre
War
Code
M-710
Characters
Captain Sam Ellsworth; Arthur Jason

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Richard Doxsee, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
War (L. Miller & Son, 1961 series) #5 (1961)

Synopsis

After losing the Concord in battle against the Japanese destroyer Yamato, Captain Ellsworth is given command of Victory and leads it after Yamato, despite his crew's hesitations. They finally engage and destroy the Yamato.


Notes

Story list and credits from www.atlastales.com.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 87188

Entry created

  • 11/05/2014

Cover added

  • 11/05/2014

Index completed

  • 14/02/2022

Last updated

  • 14/02/2022