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Series
Navy Action 2
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- October 1954
- Sighted Date Stamp
-
July 20
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Current Detective Stories, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- Target Area!
- Cover Credits
-
Russ Heath pencils and inks signed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Navy Action #2 was published by Current Detective Stories, Inc. in October 1954. It is part of the Navy Action series, which ran from August 1954 to April 1956.
Cover credits include Russ Heath.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Shinano." Indexed story credits include Mac L. Pakula and Mort Lawrence, among others.
Stories
Untitled
"Battleship" Burke
starring
Credits
Mac L. Pakula pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Story set against the amphibious assault on Red Beach by the 5th Marine Regiment during the Battle of Inchon
(Sep 1950).
Shinano
Credits
Mort Lawrence pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Historical account of the 72,000-ton Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano, and its sinking by the submarine USS Archer-
Fish (SS/AGSS-311) on 29 Nov 1944, the largest warship ever sunk by submarine attack.
International Cook
Credits
Russ Heath pencils unsigned
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Hit An' Run!
Credits
Bill Benulis pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Historical account of the Raid on Choiseul by the U.S. Marine Corps' 2nd Parachute Battalion during Oct-Nov 1943.
Stepping Stones
Credits
Robert Q. Sale pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: WWII-Pacific Theater story.
Looking for the full run? Browse the Navy Action checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.