Frontline Combat
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| Frontline Combat | |
 Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman, 1952 |
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| Publisher | EC Comics |
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| Schedule | Bi-monthly |
| Format | Anthology |
| Publication date | July/August 1951 - January 1954 |
| Number of issues | 15 |
Frontline Combat was a bi-monthly, anthology war comic edited by Harvey Kurtzman and published by EC Comics. The first issue was cover dated July/August, 1951. Over a three-year span, the title ran for 15 issues, ending with the January, 1954 issue. Publication was discontinued following a decline in sales attributed to the end of the Korean War.
The title was a companion comic to Kurtzman's Two-Fisted Tales, and stories Kurtzman wrote for both books often displayed an anti-war attitude. Artists who contributed were Kurtzman, John Severin, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, Alex Toth, George Evans, Ric Estrada, Joe Kubert, Will Elder and Russ Heath.
Frontline Combat was completely reprinted in three black-and-white hardbacks by publisher Russ Cochran in 1982. Between August 1995 and February 1999, Cochran (in association with Gemstone Publishing) reprinted the full 15 individual issues.
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[edit] Issue Guide
| # | Date | Cover Artist | Story | Story Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July/Aug 1951 | Harvey Kurtzman | Marines Retreat! | John Severin & Bill Elder |
| Enemy Assault! | Jack Davis | |||
| O.P.! | Russ Heath | |||
| Unterseeboot 113 | Harvey Kurtzman | |||
| 2 | Sept/Oct 1951 | Harvey Kurtzman | Bouncing Bertha | Jack Davis |
| Zero Hour! | John Severin & Bill Elder | |||
| Gettysburg! | Wally Wood | |||
| Contact! | Harvey Kurtzman | |||
| 3 | Nov/Dec 1951 | Harvey Kurtzman | Tin Can! | Jack Davis |
| Desert Fox! | Wally Wood | |||
| Prisoner of War! | Harvey Kurtzman | |||
| How They Die! | John Severin & Bill Elder | |||
| 4 | Jan/Feb 1952 | Harvey Kurtzman | Combat Medic! | Jack Davis |
| Light Brigade! | Wally Wood | |||
| Air Burst! | Harvey Kurtzman | |||
| Bomb Run! | John Severin & Bill Elder | |||
| 5 | March/April 1952 | Harvey Kurtzman | 442nd Combat Team | John Severin & Bill Elder |
| Stonewall Jackson! | Jack Davis | |||
| War Machines! | John Severin | |||
| Big 'If'! | Harvey Kurtzman | |||
| 6 | May/June 1952 | Harvey Kurtzman | A Platoon! | John Severin & Bill Elder |
| War of 1812! | Wally Wood | |||
| Ace! | John Severin | |||
| Bellyrobber! | Jack Davis | |||
| 7 | July/Aug 1952 | Harvey Kurtzman | Iwo Jima! | Wally Wood |
| The Landing! | Alex Toth | |||
| The Caves! | John Severin | |||
| Mopping Up! | Jack Davis | |||
| 8 | Sept/Oct 1952 | Harvey Kurtzman | Thunderjet! | Alex Toth |
| Caesar! | Wally Wood | |||
| Chickamauga! | Jack Davis | |||
| Night Patrol! | John Severin & Bill Elder | |||
| 9 | Nov/Dec 1952 | Harvey Kurtzman | Abe Lincoln! | Jack Davis |
| First Shot! | John Severin & Bill Elder | |||
| Choose Sides! | Wally Wood | |||
| Bull Run! | John Severin | |||
| 10 | Jan/Feb 1953 | John Severin & Bill Elder | A Baby! | Wally Wood |
| Geronimo! | John Severin & Bill Elder | |||
| Napoleon! | George Evans | |||
| Anzio! | Jack Davis | |||
| 11 | March/April 1953 | Jack Davis | Bird-Dogs! | John Severin & Bill Elder |
| Rough Riders! | Rick Estrada | |||
| Lufbery! | George Evans | |||
| Sailor! | Jack Davis | |||
| 12 | May/June 1953 | Jack Davis | F-94! | George Evans |
| F-86 Sabre Jet! | Alex Toth | |||
| B-26 Invader! | Jack Davis | |||
| H-5 | Wally Wood | |||
| 13 | July/Aug 1953 | Wally Wood | Pantherjet! | Jack Davis |
| War Dance! | John Severin | |||
| Wolf! | Wally Wood | |||
| Frank Luke! | George Evans | |||
| 14 | Oct 1953 | Wally Wood | Albatross! | Wally Wood |
| Bonhomme Richard! | Joe Kubert | |||
| Immelman! | George Evans | |||
| Whupped! | Jack Davis | |||
| 15 | Jan 1954 | Wally Wood | Perimeter! | Wally Wood |
| McCudden! | George Evans | |||
| Vengeful Sioux! | Jack Davis | |||
| Belts N' Celts! | John Severin |
[edit] References
- Goulart, Ron. Great American Comic Books. Publications International, Ltd., 2001. ISBN 0785355901.
- Overstreet, Robert M.. Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. House of Collectibles, 2004.
