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

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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.

Publisher’s description

While Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos fought the good fight against the European Axis in WWII, another frenzied fighting force waged the war in the Pacific! Introducing CAPTAIN SAVAGE and his LEATHERNECK RAIDERS!

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)