Attack #1

Published
1958
Page count
24
Cover price
1/- [0-1-0 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Conforms with the Horwitz Publications Teenage Code of Approved Reading
 
Conforms with the Horwitz Publications Teenage Code of Approved Reading
GCD
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Credits

Editing
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Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

"All new battle adventures!"

Featuring

Genre
War

Credits

Art
Maurice Bramley, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset
Show/hide 1. Killed In Action Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
War
Code
A-653
Characters
Major John Henry Munroe; Joe Patterson; Danny; Captain Woods; Paul Munroe; Farrel; Mickey; Bellin

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
George Tuska, line art
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
Battlefield (Marvel, 1952 series) #3 (August 1952)
Killed In Action
Also printed
Australia
Battle! Comics (Transport, 1954 series) #1 ([July 1953?])
Killed in Action
 
Australia
War in the Army (Yaffa/Page, 1973? series) #3 ([October 1973?])
Killed in Action
 
Australia
Great War Stories (Yaffa/Page, 1973? series) #2 ([1975?])
Killed in Action
 
United States
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Battlefield (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 ([February] 2011)
Killed In Action

Synopsis

Sergeant Patterson takes Major Munroe's son Paul on patrol only to find out the Major's son is a coward.

Notes

Anzio; Occupational Japan; Korean War

Show/hide 2. Code! Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Genre
War
Code
A-401
Characters
Private Bill Reger; Corporal Forest

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Norman Steinberg, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
Battlefield (Marvel, 1952 series) #3 (August 1952)
Code!
Also printed
United States
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Battlefield (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 ([February] 2011)
Code!

Synopsis

Private Reger doesn't learn the proper code and his calls for assistance are ignored.

Show/hide 3. Rookie! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
War
Code
A-031
Characters
Ralph Williams

Credits

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

Reprint history

First print
United States
Battlefield (Marvel, 1952 series) #2 (June 1952)
Rookie!
Also printed
Australia
Battle! Comics (Transport, 1954 series) #2 ([August 1953?])
Rookie!
 
United States
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Battlefield (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 ([February] 2011)
Rookie!

Synopsis

Ralph goes from a green recruit to a grizzled veteran.

Notes

Information on this sequence from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas-Timely discussion group.

Show/hide 4. A Waste of Time! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
War
Code
9952
Characters
Tom Lorstan; Anita Lorstan

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Dave Berg, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
Battlefield (Marvel, 1952 series) #1 (April 1952)
A Waste of Time

Synopsis

Tom Lorstan dies in Korea from lack of blood while his wife back in the States can't find time to attend a blood drive.


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  • Daniel Best

AusReprints ID

  • 50586

Entry created

  • 14/08/2010

Cover added

  • 18/04/2014

Last updated

  • 18/04/2014