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Sullivans commandos are to hold this camp and its weaponry until an american battalion arrives, all the while these italianamericans pretend to be italian soldiers, often hosting the enemy. Combat kelly in the big push and the devil wore skirts art on both by al hartley. As the clone wars rage, victory or defeat lies in the hands of elite squads that take on the toughest assignments in the galaxystonecold soldiers who go where no one else would, to do what no one else could. Fury and his howling commandos was a comic book series created by jack kirby and. Kelly, 64the first enlisted man to receive the medal of. Combat kelly, published by marvels 1950s iteration, atlas comics, and set during the korean war. We hope you enjoy searching through these special intelligence files. Simply click any of the links below to see more details of the rarest comics.
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