G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #87

Price: 0.10 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1961-02-14

Editing: Robert Kanigher (editor)

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Pencils:	Russ Heath (signed) (sourced)
Inks:	Russ Heath (signed) (sourced)
Colors:	Jack Adler (washtone)

Genre:war

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Bicycle Windshield; Wrist Radio / advertisement / 1 page

Introducing -- the Haunted Tank

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The Haunted Tank / comic story / 18 pages

Script:	Robert Kanigher
Pencils:	Russ Heath (sourced)
Inks:	Russ Heath (sourced)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Gaspar Saladino

Genre:war

Characters:

The Haunted Tank crew

Arch Asher
(introduction)
Rick Rawlins
(introduction)
Slim Stryker
(introduction)
General J.E.B. Stuart
(introduction, ghost)
Jeb Stuart
(introduction)

Synopsis:: The Haunted Tank takes on several German Tiger tanks in a small town, managing to destroy them even though the little Stuart tank is outclassed.; in Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #216 (February-March 1970)
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 Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #12 (August 1981)
in Sgt. Rock Special (DC, 1988 series) #11 (March 1991)
in Showcase Presents: Haunted Tank (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([August] 2006)
in DC Goes to War (DC, 2020 series) ([August] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Army Slang! / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:non-fiction; military

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

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Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page

A Salute to Our American Indians!

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Bernard Baily
Inks:	Bernard Baily
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:advocacy

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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Private Pete / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor; military

First Line of Dialogue or Text:These maneuvers with real ammunition are dangerous!

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On the page immediately following page 12 of the previous story sequence.

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Showcase; Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page

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

World War II Battle Story of... The 4th Marine Division

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comic story / 2 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:non-fiction; war

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comic story / 5.67 pages

Script:	Bob Haney
Pencils:	Russ Heath (sourced)
Inks:	Russ Heath (sourced)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Gaspar Saladino

Genre:war

Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Our Army at War; Sgt. Rock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

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[Dead End!]
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Bicycle Windshield; Wrist Radio
Introducing -- the Haunted Tank
The Haunted Tank
[Deadline, Pearl Diver]
Army Slang!
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps
A Salute to Our American Indians!
["These maneuvers with real ammunition are dangerous!"]
Private Pete
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper
[no title indexed]
Showcase; Aquaman
[no title indexed]
Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
World War II Battle Story of... The 4th Marine Division
Dead End!
[no title indexed]
Our Army at War; Sgt. Rock
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training
[no title indexed]
American Seeds

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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Bicycle Windshield; Wrist Radio / advertisement / 1 page

Introducing -- the Haunted Tank (Table of Contents: 2)

The Haunted Tank / comic story / 18 pages

Indexer Notes

[Deadline, Pearl Diver] (Table of Contents: 3)

Army Slang! / cartoon / 0.5 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page

A Salute to Our American Indians! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

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

Private Pete / comic story / 0.5 page

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[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Showcase; Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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

Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page

World War II Battle Story of... The 4th Marine Division (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages

Dead End! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages

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Our Army at War; Sgt. Rock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

[Dead End!]

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Introducing -- the Haunted Tank

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[Deadline, Pearl Diver]

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A Salute to Our American Indians!

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World War II Battle Story of... The 4th Marine Division

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Dead End!

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