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G.I. Combat 87

G.I. COMBAT #87

Cover Date: April-May 1961
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1961-02-14

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Cover Credits:
Art: Russ Heath
Colors: Jack Adler


Story: "Introducing -- The Haunted Tank!" (18 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Kanigher
ArtRuss Heath
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingRobert Kanigher

Feature Character(s):

Haunted Tank:
Lt. Jeb Stuart (first appearance; tank commander; also in flashbacks to his youth)
Cpl. Arch Asher (first appearance; tank cannon loader; also in flashbacks to his youth)
Pvt. Rick Rawlins (first appearance; tank gunner; also in flashbacks to his youth)
Cpl. Slim Stryker (first appearance; tank driver; also in flashbacks to his youth)

Supporting Character(s):

The Ghost of J.E.B. Stuart (first appearance; "haunts" the Stuart M-3 tank; aids them but only Jeb can hear him)

Villain(s):

Nazis

Comment(s):

As with many of the Kanigher-scripted war stories, the names of the protagonists are not standard. Jeb Stuart Smith and Arch, Slim and Rick are the "Halcay cousins".

Story Reprinted in:

Our Army at War #216 (February-March 1970)
America at War: The Best of DC War Comics (1979)
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #12 (August 1981)
Sgt. Rock Special #11 (March 1991)
Showcase Presents: Haunted Tank #1 (2006)
DC Goes to War (2020)


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Second Story: "Dead End!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Haney
ArtRuss Heath
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingRobert Kanigher

Comment(s):

As this story is not in continuity, it will not be fully indexed.


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