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Issue: Fightin' Marines #19 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1956
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Issues: #19 of 163 Issues (170 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagCharlton
Brand: A Charlton PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Charlton Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, later standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Pages: 1
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Pinky's Beachhead

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Genres: war
Synopsis: Story of an unambitious Marine ("Pinky") who is seen as lazy or a loser until all of his squad mates are pinned down or wounded in the invasion of an unspecified island late in the war, at which point he takes over, saves them, and holds the position. After which he is transferred, and all the others who turned out to be less brave than they thought spend their lives wondering what happened to them. In the last panel they decide to publish their story to see if it turns up their old friend.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: S-900
Disclose Notes: Alascia inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Bill Molno.

The middle of the story becomes almost incomprehensible. Between pages three and four the characters go from advancing in line with the rest of their company to being cut off in a position so isolated that Pinky has to run a gauntlet of fire to carry the wounded back to the main lines. Later, an ambiguously written sentence seems to suggest that the protagonists are soldiers, not Marines.
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Butterball

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Genres: war
Synopsis: "Butterball" is the chubby Mess Sergeant, a veteran of Saipan, who--despite his weight--proves not only able to lead his platoon in combat in Korea, but also to win the beautiful nurse.
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Pages: 7
Job Number: S-699
Disclose Notes: Nicholas pencils and Mastroserio inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexers attributed Bill Molno on pencils and Dick Giordano or Sal Trapani on inks. After careful studying of the art Nick is confident that it is Nicholas' figures and poses on pencils and Mastroserio's distinctive inking.
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K. P. Ain't So Bad!

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Genres: war
Synopsis: PFC Clint Bolden seizes on the chance to get out of KP for a special mission, which turns out to be a desperate attempt to kidnap a Chinese general behind enemy lines in Korea. Even though the mission succeeds (Bolden himself captures General Ho), Bolden is more than happy to return to mess duty.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: S-662
Disclose Notes: Nicholas pencils per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Bill Molno.
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A Sure Thing

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tightwad Tad
Synopsis: Non-military humor story about a stingy man finding money at the beach
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Disclose Notes: Tightwad Tad was among the characters and material purchased from Fawcett.
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Playground Jungle

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Genres: war
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The Neatest Nurse in the Navy

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Genres: war
Feature(s): Quigley and Beals
Character(s): Quigley and Beals
Synopsis: Quigley and Beals fight for the affections of two Navy nurses.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: S-281
Disclose Notes: Quigley and Beals were purchased by Charlton from Toby; they had previously appeared in "Fightin' Leathernecks"
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Smile-A-Whiles

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Generic cartoons, one of which is military related.
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