Frontline Combat #1 Gaines File Pedigree 4/9 (EC, 1951) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....

Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $8,700.00

Sold: Nov 24, 2024

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Publisher: EC, 1951

About Frontline Combat #1

Harvey Kurtzman story, cover, and art. Wally Wood, Russ Heath, Jack Davis, and John Severin art.

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COVER DETAILS

Pencils: Harvey Kurtzman

Inks: Harvey Kurtzman

Colors: Marie Severin

Letters: Ben Oda

Reprints: Weird Fantasy (EC, 1951 series) #7 (May-June 1951)

STORY DETAILS

(6 Stories)

Title: Marines Retreat!

Characters: U.S. Marines [Tony Feranda (death); Kelley; Joe; Private Harold Parks; rest unnamed] (some die); Chinese Army (villains, many die)

Synopsis: American forces are surrounded at the Changjin Reservoir, so they attempt to make their way back to the coast. Private Parks is dreaming of his kinfolk back at home, so much so that he puts himself in a precarious and probably fatal position.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Harvey Kurtzman [as Kurtzman] (signed)

Pencils: John Severin [as Severin] (signed)

Inks: Harvey Kurtzman [as Kurtzman] (signed)

Letters: Ben Oda

Title: Enemy Assault!

Characters: unnamed American soldier; American soldiers (many die); unnamed Communist soldier (villain, death); Communist soldiers (villains, many die)

Synopsis: An American soldier finds himself in a standoff with a Chinese Communist soldier, and he sees that he is not just a robotic soldier advancing over a battlefield, but a living, breathing human being. As they talk, they realize they have much in common, including a wife and kids. But this IS war, and, as troops from both sides advance, a decision has to be made by both men.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils: Jack Davis (signed)

Inks: Jack Davis (signed)

Letters: Ben Oda

Title: O.P.!

Characters: U.S. Army Lieutenant; American operation post soldiers (all die); German soldiers (villains, all die)

Synopsis: An Army howitzer officer makes contact with a forward operation post, inquiring as to whether the enemy is advancing and if they need support. The outcome is rather unexpected.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils: Russ Heath (signed)

Inks: Russ Heath (signed)

Letters: Ben Oda

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	3	4	4	2	6	5	2	5	5	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	6	1	0	0	57
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	3	4	5	2	7	6	2	6	5	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	6	1	0	0	61

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