Series/Issue: Battle #17

Publisher: Atlas (pre-Marvel)

Cover Date: February 1953

Genre: Pre-Code war

Key story: “The Last Command of Colonel Fong!”

Why this issue is cool??  Classic early-1950s Atlas war book from the pre-Code era, featuring intense battlefield art and propaganda-era ads (American Seeds, Mason Shoes, plastic army toys) that place it squarely in its time. Atlas war books like Battle predate Marvel and are great slice-of-history readers; even in low grade they’re sought for cover art and pre-Code content.