Love is a Battlefield! WARTIME ROMANCES "Road to Disgrace"

TEN-HUT!!!

Before 1973, serving in the military, whether voluntary or conscripted (the "draft")...

...used to be a part of almost every American man's life.

So, it seemed logical that there would be romance comics based around something that affected almost all young (18-25), eligible males, and the women who loved them!

The illustrator of this story from St John's WarTime Romances #4 (1952) is legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker, but the writer is unknown.

Until Next Time...

DIS-MISSED!!!!

CANTEEN KATE "Call to Arms"

Ten-hut!
After all the doom and gloom, we're going for some humor...

...with Canteen Kate in a tale illustrated by noted good-girl artist Matt Baker from Fightin' Marines #3 (1951).

Kate quickly graduated from being a back-up feature to her own title, which lasted only three issues due to the comic book witch-hunt of the 1950s, which shut down almost 3/4ths of the industry, including her publishers, St John Comics.

Until next time...

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CANTEEN KATE "Big Freeze"

Ten-hut!
After the doom and gloom of our October entries, we're going for some humor...

...with the first appearance of Canteen Kate from Fightin' Marines #2 in 1951.

(Note: the caption at top relates events never published in any story!)

Kate quickly graduated from being a back-up feature to her own title, which lasted only three issues due to the comic book witch-hunt of the 1950s, which shut down almost 3/4ths of the industry, including her publishers.

The writers of the strip are unknown, but the kool good-girl art is by the legendary Matt Baker, best known for the half-clad superheroine, Phantom Lady.

Until next time...

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 ...for all your uniform and equipment needs!