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Four Star Battle Tales #1 - DC Comics, March 1973. This is the first issue of DC's Four-Star Battle Tales anthology series, priced at 20 cents.
The cover features a dramatic aerial combat scene with a red fighter plane under attack, showcasing the "Be Brave...Be Silent!" story starring Johnny Cloud, the Navajo Ace. The vibrant cover art captures the intensity of World War II aerial combat, with explosions and dynamic action as a pilot struggles to maintain control of his damaged aircraft.
This inaugural issue launches DC's Four-Star Battle Tales, which would become a key anthology title for war and military stories during the 1970s. The Johnny Cloud story, illustrated by Art Lev Novick with writing by Robert Kanigher, explores themes of heroism and courage in the context of a Native American war hero's experience.
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