Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #102

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Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1966-06-21

Editing: Robert Kanigher (credited) (editor)

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Cold Steel for a Hot War!

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Capt. Hunter / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Inks:	Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:war

Keywords:Vietnam

Characters:

Captain Phil Hunter

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Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. & Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Cold Steel for a Hot War!

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Capt. Hunter / comic story / 17.34 pages

Script:	Robert Kanigher (sourced)
Pencils:	Jack Abel (sourced)
Inks:	Jack Abel (sourced)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:war

Keywords:Green Beret; Viet Cong; Vietnam

Characters:

Captain Phil Hunter; Major Nick Hunter (flashback); Lu Lin; Chan

Synopsis:: While searching for his missing brother, Captain Hunter must lead a group of young refugee children against the Viet Cong soldiers who killed their parents.; in Brûlant (Arédit-Artima, 1967 series) #24 (mars 1973) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
in America at War: The Best of DC War Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in America at War: The Best of DC War Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in DC Goes to War (DC, 2020 series) ([August] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 7.67 and 9.67 pages.

Introducing Jimmy Olsen

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Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Draggin'?? Complainin'??

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Policeman Is Your Friend!

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp
Editing:	Jack Schiff

Genre:advocacy

Synopsis:: Tom convinces Pete to ask Officer Perry about Pete's lost dog, because policemen do many more things than fight crime.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

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Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:non-fiction

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I wish I had a place to keep my models.

Indexer Notes

Idea from Billy Walker, Joshua, Texas.

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Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page

AMT Makes the Party

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AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Dynamite's Coming!

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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

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Readers -- Sound Off! / letters page / 1 page

Script:	Robert Kanigher (signed)
Pencils:	Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Inks:	Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Colors:	? (logo illustration)
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Regg Lockner, Nickie Bruzzio, Joe Szinski, and Vince Pellucci.

Periscope Quarterback!

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comic story / 6 pages

Script:	Bob Haney
Pencils:	Russ Heath (signed as Russ Heath [big R long-tailed H])
Inks:	Russ Heath (signed as Russ Heath [big R long-tailed H])
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:war

Keywords:Nazis; submarines; World War II

Synopsis:: A submarine crew releases their periscope to distract the Nazis on the surface, then attacks from the opposite direction.; from G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #64 (September 1958)

A Front Line in the Back Yard

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Adventures in the G.I. Joe Club with Andy & George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Cold Steel for a Hot War! (Table of Contents)

Capt. Hunter / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Cold Steel for a Hot War! (Table of Contents: 1)

Capt. Hunter / comic story / 17.34 pages

Indexer Notes

Introducing Jimmy Olsen (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Draggin'?? Complainin'?? (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Policeman Is Your Friend! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page

AMT Makes the Party (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Dynamite's Coming! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Readers -- Sound Off! / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Periscope Quarterback! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages

A Front Line in the Back Yard (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Adventures in the G.I. Joe Club with Andy & George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Cold Steel for a Hot War!

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Cold Steel for a Hot War!

(Table of Contents: 1)

Introducing Jimmy Olsen

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Draggin'?? Complainin'??

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

The Policeman Is Your Friend!

(Table of Contents: 4)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 5)

[no title indexed]

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AMT Makes the Party

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Dynamite's Coming!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 9)

Periscope Quarterback!

(Table of Contents: 10)

A Front Line in the Back Yard

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)