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Issue: Frontline Combat #4
Publication Date: January 1952
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Issues: #4 of 15 Issues (16 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: EC An Entertaining ComicView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Tiny Tot Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/30/1951
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Content Items: 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.

Printed in U.S.A. Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York 12, New York. Cover contains distributor logos for Leader News (LN) and Independent News Company, Inc. (ID).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): Harvey Kurtzman (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
First Line: I'll bet they never suspected we'd get a cannon up here!
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In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Frontline Combat #1 published January 1982
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrontline Combat #4 published May 1996
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes: in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 2006 series) Volume 1 (July 2008)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: According to Marie Severin (1995), “[Harvey] Kurtzman colored his own art, especially on covers....”
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References:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. “The Artists of EC Comics” (reprinting Severin 1995). In Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. 46–47. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.

Severin, Marie (John Province, transcriber [uncredited]). 1995. “Mostly About Color.” In CFA-APA 36, January.
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Play Red Hot Harmonica Music in 8 Minutes Flat!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jay Turner
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page.

Advertisement for buying and learning how to play the harmonica from musician Jay Turner of New York, New York.
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Combat Medic!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): unnamed Captain (death); unnamed British soldier (death); Higgens (medic); Indian soldiers; ROK soldiers; Chinese Communists (villains, many die)
Synopsis: As medics tend to a wounded soldier, the Captain tells everybody that the division is pulling out, but the medics want to stay where they are. As they continue to treat the wounded man, the four soldiers bugging out are shot and killed by a Chinese machine gun, but the medics make it to an ROK Army unit on foot and save the British soldier's life, or so they thought.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Frontline Combat #1 published January 1982
as Combat Medic! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrontline Combat #4 published May 1996
as Combat Medic! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 2006 series) Volume 1 (July 2008)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin, but it is unlikely that Severin had begun coloring at EC when this issue was colored (Cassell 2012, 33–34 and 171).
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Reference:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.
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Light Brigade!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, war
Character(s): Lord Raglan; General Airey; Lord Lucan; Captain Nolan; Lord Cardigan; British cavalry (many die); the Russians (villains)
Synopsis: The British Cavalry finds itself in a horseshoe-shaped bear trap of Russian artillery in the Valley of Balaclava, and the British Light Brigade, ordered to advance, does so, right into the thick of it, losing hundreds of men and the battle.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Frontline Combat #1 published January 1982
as Light Brigade! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrontline Combat #4 published May 1996
as Light Brigade! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 2006 series) Volume 1 (July 2008)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Story occurs on October 25, 1854.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for “Combat Medic!”, above).
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SuspenStory Fans!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, horror
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for Crime SuspenStories (EC, 1950 series) #8 (December 1951-January 1952), reproducing the cover for the issue.

Shares left side of the page with the text story, "The Tyrant."
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The Tyrant

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, horror, war
Character(s): Mark Edelblut (Count Edelblut's son); Count Karl Edelblut; Baron Manfred Von Wolfe (villain, despot in the Black Forest); Baron's men (villains)
Synopsis: Young sheepherder Mark Edelblut is watching his father's flock while his trained hawk circles overhead, looking for any predators, and a wolf is soon spotted and disposed of. However, other wildlife in the area seem to be fleeing in panic, and young Edelblut soon discovers why: a large body of men, owing their loyalty to Baron Von Wolfe, are marching on Castle Edelblut. Using his wits, Mark uses his trained hawk to attack the Baron, severely wounding him and forcing a retreat, thus saving the castle from capture.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Frontline Combat #1 published January 1982
as The Tyrant [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 2006 series) Volume 1 (July 2008)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text story covers two pages over the center spread, taking up a half page each, bookended by EC promos.

Story occurs in 1016.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for “Combat Medic!”, above).
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144 Big Pages in Full Color

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: religious
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for both "Old Testament" and one issue of the "New Testament" Picture Stories from the Bible. Includes ordering coupon.

Shares right side of the page with the text story, "The Tyrant."
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The Wreckers

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, war
Character(s): Eben; Alicia (Eben's daughter, death); unnamed British sailor (Alicia's seaman lover, death)
Synopsis: A storm breaks out, causing heavy winds whipping up sand from Barnegat Beach along the Atlantic Coast, and causing Eben annoyance, were it not for his trusty whale-oil lantern to guide him to his hut and his precious daughter, Alicia. The American Revolution was still on-going and her lover has disappeared, possibly into the hands of the enemy. Slyly, Eben used his lantern to guide a British onto the rocks and its destruction. The next morning, Alicia and Eben searched the wreckage for needed supplies. Alicia spotted a body of a man washed up on the beach: her missing sailor.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Frontline Combat #1 published January 1982
as The Wreckers [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrontline Combat #4 published May 1996
as The Wreckers [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 2006 series) Volume 1 (July 2008)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Story occurs in 1777.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for “Combat Medic!”, above).
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Air Burst!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): Harvey Kurtzman ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Chinese soldiers [Lee (death); Tai (death); Chun (death); "Big Feet" (death); others unnamed] (villains, many die)
Synopsis: The Americans have the Chinese on the run, but two of the enemy's remaining mortar crew have a surprise for the advancing Americans: a booby trap. Unfortunately, the wrong people walk into that trap.
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In Content Item: FlagEC Portfolio #2 published January 1972
as Air Burst [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagA Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics #[nn] published January 1981
as Air Burst [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Frontline Combat #1 published January 1982
as Air Burst! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrontline Combat #4 published May 1996
as Air Burst! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 2006 series) Volume 1 (July 2008)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Marie Severin’s statement that “[Harvey] Kurtzman colored his own art, especially on covers...” (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover) suggests that Kurtzman colored stories that he drew, albeit perhaps less consistently than he colored his cover art.
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Bomb Run!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, historical, war
Character(s): unnamed pilot (death); Sergeant Johnny Breslin (radioman, death); Tech Sergeant Arthur Fleischer (engineer-gunner, death); Jerry De Fuccio (tail gunner, death); 1st Lieutenant Colin Campbell (co-pilot and bombardier, death); The Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis: An American bomber, "The Odyssey," has made a successful bombing run over a Filipino island when Japanese Zeros fill the sky and attack. While several Zeros are shot down, the bomber suffers a hit left engine, and they radio for help. They receive a message with landing instructions not knowing the message is a fake from a Japanese radio station with devastating results!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Frontline Combat #1 published January 1982
as Bomb Run! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrontline Combat #4 published May 1996
as Bomb Run! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #10 published August 2014
as Bomb Run! [Story on Interior Page(s)]Reprinted in black and white.
Reprint Notes: in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 2006 series) Volume 1 (July 2008)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for “Combat Medic!”, above).
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Terrific Bargains

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for rings, watches, and a cigarette lighter gun from Consumers' Mart of New York, New York.
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): George F. Jowett; John Sill; Larry Campbell; Rex Ferrus
First Line: Hey, you skinny bag of bones!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.

Advertisement including a small comic strip promoting Jowett Institute of Physical Training program from New York, New York.
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Sensational Offer Only 29¢ Each

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

Advertisement for enlargement of any sized photograph into a ivory gold-tooled frame from Hollywood Film Studios of Hollywood, California.

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