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Marines in Action 2

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Published June 1955 – September 1957
Issue Numbers 1 – 14
Total Issues 14
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Issue Overview

Marines in Action #2 was published by Atlas News Company, Inc. in August 1955. It is part of the Marines in Action series, which ran from June 1955 to September 1957.

Cover credits include Joe Maneely. This issue features Rock Murdock, The Fighting Gyrene.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Untitled." Indexed story credits include Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.

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Marines in Action 2 Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
August 1955
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Atlas News Company, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
Night Patrol!
 
Starring
Rock Murdock, The Fighting Gyrene starring
 
Cover Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Stories

Untitled

Job # G-114
Pages 6
Type art
Rock Murdock, The Fighting Gyrene starring
Credits
Ross Andru pencils unsigned Mike Esposito inks unsigned
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: Korean War story.

Night Patrol

Job # G-190
Pages 6
Type art
Credits
Dick Ayers pencils signed Ernie Bache inks attributed
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Notes: WWII-Pacific campaign story.

Burma Adventure

Job # G-438
Pages 2
Type text
Credits
Credits not yet documented

For Boots Only

Job # G-161
Pages 5
Type art
Boot-Camp Brady starring
Credits
Tom Scheuer pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Features the "Iron Mike" sculpture, Monument to U.S. Marines by Robert Ingersoll Aitken, which stands in front of the Headquarters and Service Battalion Barracks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island near Beaufort SC. A series of four panels showing recruits at worship is captioned in part, "Whether you are a Protestant, a Catholic, a Jew or a Mormon, there are services for your faith in the chapels on the post." Includes brief accounts of the Battle of Chapultepec (Sep 1847) and the Battle of Belleau Wood (Jun 1918).

One-Man Mission

Job # G-192
Pages 6
Type art
Credits
Bob Forgione pencils signed Jack Abel inks signed
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Notes: Korean War story.
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