CATALOG RECORD

Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #1

Marvel · Series began 1968 · January 1968

first appearance of Sgt. Sam "Yakkety" Yates, Jay Little Bear, Jacques "Frenchy" LaRocque and others

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Sgt. Sam "Yakkety" Yates (Leatherneck Raiders, Marvel) — introduction
Jay Little Bear (Leatherneck Raiders, Marvel) — introduction
Jacques "Frenchy" LaRocque (Leatherneck Raiders, Marvel) — introduction
Lee Baker (Leatherneck Raiders, Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: January 1968
On sale: November 9, 1967
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Dick Ayers, John Roman, Gene Colaninks: Syd Shores, Frank Giacoia, John Romita, John Severinletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simekscript: Gary Friedrich, Stan Lee

Stories

The Last Banzai! · 21 pages
Captain Savage leads his newly formed group of Leatherneck Raiders to invade the Japanese island stronghold of Tarawa in order to blow up a huge ammo base.

Characters

Nick FuryDum Dum DuganGabe JonesDino ManelliRebel RalstonPercival PinkertonCaptain SavageSgt. Sam "Yakkety" YatesJay Little BearJacques "Frenchy" LaRocqueRoy "Blarney" StoneLee BakerEric Koenig

Reprinted in

Fury (1977), Marvel Firsts: The 1960s (2011)