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Combat (1961) · The Collector

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Combat (1961)

Combat

Dell · 1961–1973

Format: Ongoing series
Status: Ended
Issues: 40
Frequency: Quarterly
Cover price: 12¢–20¢

New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

Issues
Creators
Characters
Details

Issues

40 issues

Combat (1961) #1 cover

#1

Oct 1961

Combat (1961) #2 cover

#2

Dec 1961

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 1472
Metron series 6302

Catalog data from Metron and the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

Combat (1961) #3 cover

#3

Mar 1962

Combat (1961) #4 cover

#4

Jun 1962

Combat (1961) #5 cover

#5

Jul 1962

Combat (1961) #6 cover

#6

Oct 1962

Combat (1961) #7 cover

#7

Jan 1963

Combat (1961) #8 cover

#8

Apr 1963

Combat (1961) #10 cover

#10

Oct 1963

Combat (1961) #11 cover

#11

Jan 1964

Combat (1961) #12 cover

#12

Apr 1964

Combat (1961) #13 cover

#13

Jul 1964

Combat (1961) #14 cover

#14

Oct 1964

Combat (1961) #15 cover

#15

Jan 1965

Combat (1961) #16 cover

#16

Apr 1965

Combat (1961) #17 cover

#17

Jul 1965

Combat (1961) #18 cover

#18

Oct 1965

Combat (1961) #19 cover

#19

Mar 1966

Combat (1961) #20 cover

#20

Jun 1966

Combat (1961) #21 cover

#21

Sep 1966

Combat (1961) #22 cover

#22

Dec 1966

Combat (1961) #23 cover

#23

Mar 1967

Combat (1961) #24 cover

#24

Apr 1967

Combat (1961) #25 cover

#25

Jul 1967

Combat (1961) #26 cover

#26

Oct 1967

Combat (1961) #27 cover

#27

Oct 1968

Combat (1961) #28 cover

#28

Oct 1969

Combat (1961) #29 cover

#29

Oct 1970

Combat (1961) #30 cover

#30

Jan 1971

Combat (1961) #31 cover

#31

Apr 1971

Combat (1961) #32 cover

#32

Jul 1971

Combat (1961) #33 cover

#33

Oct 1971

Combat (1961) #34 cover

#34

Jan 1972

Combat (1961) #35 cover

#35

Apr 1972

Combat (1961) #36 cover

#36

Jul 1972

Combat (1961) #37 cover

#37

Oct 1972

Combat (1961) #38 cover

#38

Jan 1973

Combat (1961) #39 cover

#39

Jul 1973

Combat (1961) #40 cover

#40

Oct 1973

Combat

#8 [9]

Apr 1963

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

14 people credited

Writers

Paul S. Newman24 issues · #7–#40
Sam Glanzman3 issues · #3–#29

Artists

Sam Glanzman40 issues · #1–#40
Vince Colletta1 issue

Cover artists

Sam Glanzman9 issues · #17–#26
George Wilson3 issues · #14–#40
Earl Mayan2 issues · #3–#29
Jack Faragasso1 issue
Gene Colan1 issue
Robert McQuire1 issue

Inkers: Sam Glanzman (40), Vince Colletta (1)
Letterers: Sam Glanzman (16), John Duffy (2), Charlotte Jetter (1)
Editors: D. J. Arneson (15), Helen Meyer (2)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

110 characters

Adolf Hitler3
Napoleon Bonaparte3
Winston Churchill3
American army personnel2
American naval personnel2
American P.O.W.s2
Dragut2
German soldiers2
Japanese naval personnel2
Japanese soldier2
Pachas Mustafa2
Pachas Piali2
Parisot de la Valette2
unnamed American soldiers2
unnamed Japanese prisoners2
Admiral Doorman1
Admiral Nimitz1
Admiral Ramsay1
Admiral Stark1
Admiral Villeneuve1
Adolph Hitler1
Allan McDonough1
Allan Reed1
American soldiers1

Publication details

Publication notes

Main stories are usually set during World War II, while the back-up stories are set in various eras. Mostly non-fiction. These stories are not part of any continuing continuity or character list and therefore not part of any feature.

Issue 9 mis-numbered as a second #8.

From the Grand Comics Database.

Publishing format: was ongoing
Binding: saddle-stitched
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior