Navy Tales 1

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Cover Date: January 1957
Cover Notes: Comparing the finished and original art: Wow! Look how many changes this Everett cover went through! Did they think it didn't have enough action? Or did it start when they were looking to place their "Torpedoes Away!" blurb? Changed or added: The completely re-imagined boat, complete with hammer and sickle insignia and Chinese letters on the hull, is now launching a depth charge. The submarine now exhibits much more damage towards the the tail section with more American soldiers escaping. An airplane has been hit and is coming down in flames. The silhouetted elbow of the knife-wielding-foreground-figure has been "enhanced". Everett's signature has been moved. (Perhaps Everett did some or all of the modifications himself. The added damage to the sub and the added below-surface-swimmers appear to be his work. The changed surface-water-effects including the foamy spray across the stern of the boat. The new boat and its inhabitants are consistent with his style, although I'm less certain.) The new boat inhabitants appear to be Russian sailors. One even sporting a Stalin-esque mustache. Why then, the Chinese characters on the hull? -the stikman
Sighted Date Stamp: Nov 6
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher: Current Detective Stories, Inc.

Cover Titles: Torpedoes Away!

Cover Credits: Bill Everett pencils and inks signed

Contributions
the stikman: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

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Job Number	Title	Pages	Credits
L-201	Torpedoes Away	5 pg art	Dick Ayers pencils unsigned Ernie Bache inks guess Contributors: Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
G-637	Invincible City	2 pg text
L-197	Battle-Wagon!	5 pg art	Paul Reinman pencils and inks signed Contributors: Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
K-792	Shanghaied! ·Sailor Sweeney starring	5 pg art	Syd Shores pencils unsigned Syd Shores inks attributed Contributors: Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
K-956	Shipwrecked!	4 pg art	Dave Berg pencils signed Tom Scheuer inks guess Contributors: Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
L-196	Navy Jet	4 pg art	Pete Morisi pencils and inks signed Contributors: Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit