G.I. Combat Vol 1 51

""Desert Stand"": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"Desert Stand"
Cover
G.I. Combat Vol 1 #51
August, 1957
Executive Editor	Robert Kanigher
Cover Artists	Jerry Grandenetti Jack Adler
"Desert Stand"
Writers	Bill Finger
Pencilers	Ross Andru
Inkers	Mike Esposito
Letterers	Gaspar Saladino
Editors	Robert Kanigher
"Bunker Hill Beachhead"
Writers	Ed Herron
Pencilers	Irv Novick
Inkers	Irv Novick
Letterers	Gaspar Saladino
Editors	Robert Kanigher
"Jump-Off Town"
Writers	Bob Haney
Pencilers	Russ Heath
Inkers	Russ Heath
Letterers	Gaspar Saladino
Editors	Robert Kanigher
"The Walking Grenade"
Writers	Robert Kanigher
Pencilers	Jerry Grandenetti
Inkers	Jerry Grandenetti
Editors	Robert Kanigher
Previous Issue	G.I. Combat # 50
Next Issue	G.I. Combat # 52

G.I. Combat #51 is an issue of the series G.I. Combat (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1957.

Appearing in "Desert Stand"

Featured Characters:

• A lone G.I. (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Nazis

Locations:

• Africa
  • Sahara Desert

Vehicles:

• Nazi Half-Track (Destroyed)
• Tiger Tank (Destroyed)
  

Appearing in "Bunker Hill Beachhead"

Featured Characters:

• Private Billy Andrews (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• American G.I.'s

Antagonists:

• Nazi Party

Other Characters:

• Billy's Father (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
• Billy's Grandfather (Flashback only) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Boston
• France

Vehicles:

• Tiger Tank
  

Appearing in "Jump-Off Town"

Featured Characters:

• Fox Company
  • Unnamed Sergeant (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Charlie Company

Antagonists:

• Nazi Party

Vehicles:

• Jeep (Destroyed)
  

Appearing in "The Walking Grenade"

Featured Characters:

• Unnamed Marine (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• United States Marine Corps
  • Angie (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Nazi Party

Items:

• Six Grenades

Vehicles:

• U.S. Navy Assault Boat
• Enemy Speed Boat (Destroyed)
• Enemy Tank (Destroyed)

Notes

• Also in this issue:
  • "This ain't the Army", assorted cartoons on one page. Originally printed in All-American Men of War #128.
  • "Wide Awake -- Wide Awake!", the history of the 151st Infantry Regiment, the Indiana National Guard, that began by fighting in the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War.
  • "Take Arms!", the combat history of the 35th Infantry Regiment, formed in Arizona, 1916. Reprinted in Our Army at War #124.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the G.I. Combat series

Recommended Reading

• World War II Recommended Reading
  • Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 1)
  • Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
  • All-American Men of War (Volume 1)
  • All-Out War (Volume 1)
  • Blackhawk (Volume 1)
  • Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
  • Capt. Storm (Volume 1)
  • Four-Star Battle Tales (Volume 1)
  • G.I. Combat (Volume 1)
  • Men of War (Volume 1)
  • Military Comics (Volume 1)
  • Our Army at War (Volume 1)
  • Our Fighting Forces (Volume 1)
  • Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
  • Sgt. Rock (Volume 2)
  • Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
  • Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
  • Weird War Tales (Volume 1)

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