Star Spangled War Stories #3 (4.0)

Title: Star Spangled War Stories
Issue: #3
Publisher: DC
Year: 11/1952
Grade: VG 4.0

• “Hundred-Mission Mitchell” – A B-25 crew’s landmark 100th sortie goes wrong; shot down, the pilot has to fight on foot alongside infantry to get his men back, learning the grunt’s war the hard way (mirroring the cover gag line).

• “Ride the Steel Horse” – An armored crew keeps their “steel horse” alive through mines and anti-tank fire to break a roadblock.

• “General for a Day” – When the chain of command collapses, a low-ranked GI must lead a scratch unit and proves leadership isn’t just about stripes.

• “Booby Trap” – Combat engineers race to spot and neutralize rigged explosives in a ruined village before the column rolls through.