Soldier Comics #2 — F- 5.5
March 1952 • Fawcett Publications • Korean War stories • Pre-Code war violence
Pure early-’50s war comics — loud, blunt, and unfiltered. Soldier Comics was Fawcett’s answer to the post-war appetite for battlefield realism, and Issue #2 doesn’t pull punches. The cover is classic Cold War adrenaline: helmeted infantry under air attack, explosions tearing through a ruined city, and a screaming GI front and center yelling orders into chaos.
Inside, the stories lean hard into the Korean War setting. The lead story, “The Occupation of Yongyang,” follows a small unit holding a strategic hill under constant pressure. The tone is tense, direct, and fatalistic — very much a product of the era when these battles were still fresh in the headlines. You also get “No More Noise from Snafu,” a grim little road-clearing story centered on minesweepers and a military dog, and “Beware of the Bellybuster,” which mixes POW tension with dark humor and survival logic. There’s nothing romantic here — this is war as exhaustion, danger, and routine violence. Exactly what made these early Fawcett war books so raw.
Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes (F-, 5.5)
Cover shows moderate edge wear and light corner rounding with visible surface handling. Minor creasing present without major breaks. Spine is intact with readable branding and moderate wear at the ends. Colors remain solid with mild dulling. Back cover shows light soiling and toning. Interior pages are complete and firmly attached, off-white to cream with typical age tanning. A strong mid-grade copy with good structure and solid eye appeal.
Soldier Comics #2 — F- 5.5
March 1952 • Fawcett Publications • Korean War stories • Pre-Code war violence
Pure early-’50s war comics — loud, blunt, and unfiltered. Soldier Comics was Fawcett’s answer to the post-war appetite for battlefield realism, and Issue #2 doesn’t pull punches. The cover is classic Cold War adrenaline: helmeted infantry under air attack, explosions tearing through a ruined city, and a screaming GI front and center yelling orders into chaos.
Inside, the stories lean hard into the Korean War setting. The lead story, “The Occupation of Yongyang,” follows a small unit holding a strategic hill under constant pressure. The tone is tense, direct, and fatalistic — very much a product of the era when these battles were still fresh in the headlines. You also get “No More Noise from Snafu,” a grim little road-clearing story centered on minesweepers and a military dog, and “Beware of the Bellybuster,” which mixes POW tension with dark humor and survival logic. There’s nothing romantic here — this is war as exhaustion, danger, and routine violence. Exactly what made these early Fawcett war books so raw.
Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes (F-, 5.5)
Cover shows moderate edge wear and light corner rounding with visible surface handling. Minor creasing present without major breaks. Spine is intact with readable branding and moderate wear at the ends. Colors remain solid with mild dulling. Back cover shows light soiling and toning. Interior pages are complete and firmly attached, off-white to cream with typical age tanning. A strong mid-grade copy with good structure and solid eye appeal.
