Dates
- Cover date
- October-November 1962
- On sale
- August 16, 1962
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The War on Dinosaur Island! · 14.33 pages
The Flying Boots are given a tank to be ferried to an island. They recall how circus owner Zig-Zag Zack was always barking "Show me!" a new act. Now Zack is here in the Navy, still not impressed. The Boots and their tank are attacked by dinosaurs at sea, on land, even carried in the air. They find a wrecked helicopter and Zack hanging from a parachute. He's silent as they lug him out to sea and aboard a PT boat. He was in shock with no memory of what happened! "Show me!"
- Liberty and Right · 1 pages
- Flower for a Fighter! · 5.67 pages
In WWI, a new pilot wonders about Captain Cook's carnation be buys every day from a flower girl. It's good luck: "We keep each other alive." The pilot flies with Cook, but his plane is damaged by the Black Ace. Cook sacrifices himself and crashes. The pilot vows to buy a flower every day to drop on Cook's wrecked airplane. One day he's jumped by the Black Ace, skims low -- and the ace smashes into Cook's wreck! "I'll be back tomorrow" with another carnation.
- The Last Charge! · 3.67 pages
In WWI, "Buddy" is about to join a bayonet charge with his sergeant Al, when he's pulled back: he lied about his age, is 16, and sent home! Al was killed. Buddy stays in the Army until WWII, where he's a sergeant. And here's Al Anderson Jr in his squad! He trains Al Jr hard to keep him safe. In combat, Buddy charges a tank to save the kid. Then a messenger catches up. Buddy lied about his age: he's too OLD for combat!
Reprinted in
Showcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot (2007)