Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Battle Action Album #10

K.G. Murray's Battle Action Album #10 is the first issue of this title. The series numbering continues from the Battle Action series:


The cover is by Bernard Krigstein, sourced from the first page of the story Battle Ghost!:


The contents:

Battle Ghost!, originally published in All-American Men of War #2, December 1952 - January 1953

Battle Tourist!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #2, December 1954-January 1955

Front-Line House!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #1, October-November 1954

G.I. Glamor Girl!, originally published in Star Spangled War Stories #131, August 1952

PT Boat Slide!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #3, February-March 1955

Suicide Detail!, originally published in Star Spangled War Stories #132, September 1952

The Pied Piper Private!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #1, October-November 1954

Combat Chauffeur!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #2, December 1954-January 1955

Beach Toe Hold, originally published in All-American Men of War #7, October-November 1953

Tank Busters!, originally published in G.I. Combat #47, April 1957

Playoff on Slaughter Hill!, originally published in All-American Men of War #5, June-July 1953

I, Nazi, originally published in All-American Men of War #7, October-November 1953

Prisoner of War, originally published in Star Spangled War Stories #8, April 1953

The Rookie Ranger, originally published in Star Spangled War Stories #7, March 1953

The Hot Seat!, originally published in Our Fighting Forces #4, April-May 1955

This issue also includes a single panel filler strip.

Similarly to the Battle Action series this issue does not have any Color Comics, Murray or Planet Comics branding on the cover. The shortlived Murray Publishers branding appears in 1979 on the cover of Battle Action Album #15 and the last couple of issues have the Murray the Cat emblem.

AusReprints dates this issue to c.January 1977.

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