Issue: #4
Published: November 1952, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S. (26 Cm) Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indexed from a scanned copy.
On sale date from the on stand date reported in the Comic Magazine Publishing Report (George W. Dougherty, 1942 series), #129 (October 1952).
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| Cover (1 page) |
Bombs Away! |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Lee Elias (signed) | Inks: Lee Elias (signed) | Letters: Joe Rosen |
| Genre: |
War |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Amazing Bargains |
| Featuring: |
Consumers' Mart |
| Synopsis: |
Ad for novelties from Consumers' Mart. |
| Credits, Title Page (1 page) |
Fighting Fronts! |
| Synopsis: |
Logos from the various stories in this issue, plus a short essay about how the stories are all true. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: various (see note) | Inks: various (see note) | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Boys, Get that Real R.R. Engineer's Thrill |
| Featuring: |
Lionel |
| Synopsis: |
Ad for Lionel Trains. |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Death Deals a Deuce |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Jack Sparling ? | Inks: Jack Sparling ? |
| Genre: |
War |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Basic Weapons |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Pete Morisi | Inks: Pete Morisi | Letters: Pete Morisi |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction War |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
Bombs Away! |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Abe Simon ? | Inks: Abe Simon ? | Letters: Joe Rosen |
| Genre: |
War |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Pen and Pencil Set |
| Featuring: |
Smith Brothers |
| Synopsis: |
Ad for pen and pencil set from Smith Brothers. |
| Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
Everyone Gets the Golden Ring with These New Harvey Comics |
| Synopsis: |
Ad for Little Audrey, Casper and Paramount Comics. |
| Characters: |
Little Audrey |
| Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
HOT |
| Synopsis: |
Ad for Harvey War Comics (with HOT standing for Heroes Operations True). Includes cover images of True War Experiences, Joe Palooka's Battle Adventures, Warfront, Fighting Fronts and War Battles. |
| Text Article (1 page) |
Airplane Carriers |
| Credits: |
Letters: Typeset |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction War |
| Promo (ad From The Publisher) (0 pages) |
Back in the Army Again! |
| Featuring: |
Sad Sack |
| Synopsis: |
Promo for Sad Sack. |
| Genre: |
Humor War |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Three Weeks and $1 Made "Sad Slim Jim" Hep! |
| Synopsis: |
Ad for Joe Bonomo Strongmen's Club of America. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? [as Goldsop ?](signed) | Inks: ? [as Goldsop ?](signed) | Letters: typeset; ? |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
Buttons |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Rudy Palais | Inks: Rudy Palais | Letters: Joe Rosen |
| Genre: |
War |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Army Slang |
| Synopsis: |
Definitions of several Army slang terms including yellowlegs, sunshiners, boilermakers, corner pocket, jeep and purple heart. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Pete Morisi | Inks: Pete Morisi | Letters: Pete Morisi |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction War |
| Text Article (1 page) |
Is the Ship Hurt? |
| Credits: |
Letters: Typeset |
| Genre: |
War |
| Promo (ad From The Publisher) (0 pages) |
You Can't Afford to Miss a Single Issue of Fighting Fronts! |
| Synopsis: |
Subscription form for Fighting Fronts! |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
Guts Road! |
| Credits: |
Letters: Ben Oda ? |
| Genre: |
War |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
A Shelby Will Bring Lasting Joy for Years to Any Girl or Boy |
| Synopsis: |
Comic strip ad for the Shelby Cycle Company. |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
50 Combat Action Toys |
| Featuring: |
Fighting Force |
| Synopsis: |
Ad for war toys from Fighting Force at 1860 Broadway, New York City. |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Pitchin' Pal |
| Featuring: |
Cadaco-Ellis |
| Synopsis: |
Ad for games from Cadaco-Ellis. |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
The Two Best Ways to Fill a Pen |
| Featuring: |
Sheaffer |
| Synopsis: |
Ad for Sheaffer's pens. |
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