G.I. Combat, #229 Direct
Published: May 1981
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Issue Contents:
A Bell for Dying / The Barefoot G.I.s
"2 Haunted Tank Thrillers"
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Do Only Cowards Quit?
"As some wounded G.I.s stagger through dense tropical shrubbery..."
Credits
- Script: George Kashdan
- Pencils: Dick Ayers
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
inside front cover
A Bell for Dying
"Unique among all the tanks in World War II is the Haunted Tank..."
Characters
- The Haunted Tank
- Jeb Stuart
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Sam Glanzman
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Adrienne Roy
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Divided in 2 parts: "Highway to Hell" and "The Last Assault!".
The Walking Booby Trap
"The first German jets to appear in the skies over Europe flashed past our B-17s like thunderbolts..."
Characters
- Carson
- Ingrid
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: E. R. Cruz
- Inks: E. R. Cruz
- Letters: Esphid Mahilum
Eyes of a Traitor
"Sometimes your best buddy can turn out to have the..."
Characters
- Lt. Dave Markham
Credits
- Script: George Kashdan
- Pencils: Edgar Bercasio
- Inks: Edgar Bercasio
- Colors: Mason Gould
- Letters: Nuno Rodrigues
Story Notes
binoculars
Assault of the Centurymen
"It was a clammy-cool wet day Nov. 1, 1944 when an infantryman facing German lines at Rambervillers..."
Credits
- Script: Murray Boltinoff
1 Shot That Killed 100
"April 1940... The tiny city of Marennes falls as Hitler's Wehrmacht rolls relentlessly through France..."
Characters
- Dumont
- Jacques
- Andre
Credits
- Script: David Allikas
- Pencils: Madzhie Sangalang
- Inks: Madzhie Sangalang
- Letters: Esphid Mahilum
Credits
- Script: Ed Hannigan
- Script: Murray Boltinoff
- Pencils: Sam Glanzman (uncertain)
- Inks: Sam Glanzman (uncertain)
Story Notes
Letters from Robin Snyder, Gregg Stamey, Jr., Bob LeRose, Sam Katz.
Substitute Corpse
"Cornered by the enemy and desperate, he was a dead man... unless he could find a..."
Characters
- Capt. Mike Fillmore
- Sgt. Wilson
- Cpl. Hannaberry
Credits
- Script: George Kashdan
- Pencils: Vic Catan
- Inks: Vic Catan
- Letters: Esphid Mahilum
The Bare-Footed G.I.'s
"I'm the ghostly guardian of the Haunted Tank! Any soldier who's ever been in combat..."
Characters
- The Haunted Tank
- J.E.B. Stuart
- Jeb Stuart
- Gus Gray
- Rick
- Slim Stryker
Credits
- Script: Ramón Armas
- Pencils: Sam Glanzman
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Bob LeRose
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Deadly Questions!
"Belgium, 1945, and a lone figure trudges through the snow..."
Credits
- Script: Paul S. Newman
- Pencils: Dick Ayers
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
inside back cover
Belt-Buckle Booby Trap!
Featuring All About Small Arms Combat Album
"Of all the special purpose weapons created during World War II, the German belt-buckle gun was surely the most exotic."
Credits
- Script: Murray Boltinoff
- Pencils: Sam Glanzman
- Inks: Sam Glanzman
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
back cover