G.I. Combat (1952) #1

Quality Comics 1952–1956 series Cover date Oct 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

G.I. Combat #1 (1952) is issue #1 of Quality Comics's G.I. Combat (1952–1956), with a cover date of October 1952. Written by Robert Bernstein and drawn by Reed Crandall, Pete Morisi and Charles Nicholas.

Creators

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Pencillers: Reed Crandall, Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas
Inkers: Chuck Cuidera, Pete Morisi
Letterer: Sam Rosen
Cover artist: Reed Crandall

The stories

“Beyond the Call of Duty”

“Killing Pitch”

"Lefty" Caruthers, formerly an undistinguished pitcher in minor league baseball, has found that he has better skills with hand grenades, and earns the respect of his peers on the battlefield.

“The Runt Breaks Through!”

Corporal Sammy Kuyler is a little guy who has to bear the brunt of his unit's humor, but when the enemy gets them in a tight squeeze, Sammy takes advantage of his size and saves the day.

“Trumpet of Death”

New Orleans jazz man Fordie longs for war to be over so he can go back to his world of music. When his company is overwhelmed by enemy forces, Fordie gets ahold of the enemy signal man's horn and blows music that rallies his companions to victory, but it is his last licks.

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