War Comics (1950) #14

Marvel 1950–1957 series Cover date Dec 1952

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

War Comics #14 (1950) is issue #14 of Marvel's War Comics (1950–1957), with a cover date of December 1952. Written by Hank Chapman and Paul S. Newman and drawn by Joe Maneely, Eddie Robbins and Syd Shores.

Creators

Writers: Hank Chapman, Paul S. Newman
Pencillers: Joe Maneely, Eddie Robbins, Syd Shores
Inkers: Joe Maneely, Eddie Robbins
Letterer: Morrie Kuramoto

The stories

“24 Hours!”

Benton initially scoffs at how easily a Combat Infantryman Badge can be won with only 24 hours on the line but by the time his 24 hours are up he's seen so much fighting that the meaning of the badge is clear to him.

“By the Side of the Road!”

An old man offers to guide Sergeant Sen to Colonel Wu's forces, then murders Sen. The old man tells Colonel Wu that his village has been taken by US soldiers dressed in Chinese uniforms, then returns to the village and claims Colonel Wu's forces have been replaced by US soldiers in Chinese uniforms. The two armies massacre each other, making it easy for the actual US soldiers to clean up.

“Knifed!”

Harmon and Kidd's superior complains they don't follow by-the-book procedures. After a long night of battling enemy forces in the dark, by the next day both men are abiding by the book.

“The Temple of Motang-Po”

Chensu hates the US forces and allies himself with the Chinese when they occupy Motang-Po. Chensu leads a scout party to find the nearby US forces, but the scouting Chinese are killed. Returning to the village, Chensu finds the Chinese executing villagers. Realizing his mistake, Chensu steals grenades and destroys the Chinese forces fortified within the village's temple, dying himself in the process. The villagers later rebuild the temple but never learn of Chensu's change of heart and think he died a traitor.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.