Our Fighting Forces

Notes: Mar 1957.

Condition: VG (4.0). Some light wear to the spine with a few spine creases, and a heavy 1/2" corner crease/tear/knock to the bottom of the spine on the front cover with a small piece out in that corner (the spine corner tear piece is close to coming off also). Some further small creases to the front cover edges, several tiny chips to the back cover edges, a small bug chew to the bottom-right corner of some of the inside pages, and the back cover is a little dirty.

Notes: Apr 1957. Grey-tone cover.

Condition: FN (6.0). A decent copy, which has two very small thin chips out of the top edge of the back cover, a grease pencil date to the front cover, and a pencil price to the inside first page. The back cover is a little dirty and some light tanning to the inside cover edges.

Notes: Jun 1957.

Condition: VG+ (4.5). Several fairly heavy spine creases, large bottom-right corner creases to the front cover, and some thin overhang creases to the top edge.

Notes: Sep 1957.

Condition: VG (4.0). Several fairly heavy spine creases, the bottom-right corner of the front cover has a pair of creases & a small piece out, and some thin overhang creases to the top edge.

Notes: Oct 1957.

Condition: VG (4.0). Light overall cover wear, creasing along the spine, the front cover has a bottom-right corner crease & a 1/2" tear & crease to the top edge, and some minor foxing to the edges of the cover/inside cover & to the edges of a few inside pages.

Notes: Nov 1957.

Condition: VG (4.0). Slight spine-roll, some wear & creasing to the spine, the top cover edges have overhang creases & lots of small nicks, the staples are a little rusty, small staple tears, and the back cover is rather dirty.

Notes: Aug 1958.

Condition: G/VG (3.0). Some heavy wear to the spine & cover generally, lots of small cover bends & creases with some larger creases & a small tear to the bottom edge of the front cover. The back cover is quite dirty, and there is some yellowing (age staining?) to a large area of the inside front cover (it can also be seen a bit towards the bottom of the outside front cover)

Notes: Nov 1958.

Condition: FN (6.0). A decent copy, with slight spine & edge wear, a small stain to the inside edge of the back cover, and also light tanning to some of the inside cover edges. The cover is slightly miscut with the front cover a little short at the right edge and the back juts out a bit further than the front, and so that edge is subsequently a little heavier worn.

Notes: Jan 1959. Overstreet notes this as an Unknown Soldier try-out.

Condition: G/VG (3.0). Several spine creases/stress lines, quite heavy tanning to the inside cover edges with many small stains around them (and a larger stain to the bottom of the inside front cover), and the back cover has a dust shadow and some edge tanning also.

Notes: Apr 1959.

Condition: G/VG (3.0). Heavy spine creases, 1/2" bottom spine-split, small staple tears (the staples are a little 'loose'), some overall cover & edge wear, and the back cover has a 1/4" tear to the top edge and some minor chipping along the bottom edge.

Notes: Jun 1959.

Condition: VG (4.0). Some moderately heavy wear to the spine with quite heavy creasing, small staple tears (the staples are a little 'loose'), a few small edge creases, a 1/4" tear to the top edge of the front cover, and a few tiny nicks to the top edge of the back cover..

Notes: Oct 1959.

Condition: G/VG (3.0). Moderate overall cover wear, with lots of spine creases, the staples are slightly rusty, dirty back cover, and there are some small water stains to the top edge of both covers which has also caused slight brittleness at the front edge where there are a few small pieces out where there have been overhang creases. Also, some light tanning/foxing to the inside cover edges.

Notes: Feb 1961.

Condition: FR (1.0). The cover is totally detached with lots of tears down the spine, a large tear to the bottom of the front cover, lots of wear & small tears/chipping to the cover edges, and a pencil name to the inside first page.

Notes: Jan 1962.

Condition: FR (1.0). The cover is totally detached and the bottom staple is detached from the centrefold & all but the first four wraps. Heavy wear, small tears & creases to the spine & cover edges.

Notes: Feb 1962.

Condition: VG/FN (5.0). Lots of spine creases, a <1/2" top spine-split, and the back cover is slightly dirty.

Notes: May 1962.

Condition: VG (4.0). Slight spine-roll, wear to the spine corners, some spine & cover corner creases, a top staple tear at the centrefold, and the back cover is rather dirty with a tear near the top edge.

Notes: Jul 1962.

Condition: G (2.0). The cover & centrefold are detached at the bottom staple, some spine & cover creases, and a small piece out of the right edge of the front cover.

Notes: Aug 1962. Grey tone cover.

Condition: FR (1.0). The centrefold is completely detached and has large pieces out of the top right corners. Some overall cover wear & creases, and a small tear to the right edge of the front cover

Notes: Nov 1962.

Condition: FR/G (1.5). The cover is completely detached and the centrefold is detached at the bottom staple. A heavy pencil name scratched into the front cover and some small spine & cover edge creases.

Notes: Jan 1963.

Condition: VG+ (4.5). The centrefold is detached at the top staple, but an otherwise a decent copy with a few small spine creases.

Notes: Feb 1963.

Condition: VG (4.0). Some small spine creases & large cover creases.

Notes: Apr 1963.

Condition: FN+ (6.5). At first glance appears VF or better, with a few small spine ticks, and a bookstore stamp to the front cover. But there is also a large but very light top-left corner crease to the back cover, and a very thin scratch to the front cover, both of which are hard to see.

Notes: Apr 1963.

Condition: VG+ (4.5). Light wear to the spine & cover, and a corner crease to several inside pages.

Notes: Apr 1963.

Condition: G+ (2.5). Heavy wear to the spine, several tears to the bottom edge of the front cover & first three inside pages, large bottom-right corner crease & a biro name to the front cover, and some minor soiling to the back cover.

Notes: Jul 1963.

Condition: VG (4.0). Slight spine-roll, light wear to the covers, and the back cover is rather dirty with a few small stains, biro date to the front cover, and a pen number to the inside first page.

Notes: Aug 1963.

Condition: VG (4.0). Some spine & cover corner creases, a bend to the top-right corner of the comic as a whole, and the back cover is a little dirty with some large creases and a small tear to the bottom edge.

Notes: Oct 1963.

Condition: VG (4.0). Several spine creases, some light stains to both covers, the back cover is a little dirty, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Nov 1963.

Condition: FN- (5.5). Light wear to the spine & cover generaly, a bottom-left corner crease to the back cover, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Jan 1964.

Condition: FN (6.0). A decent copy with a few small spine creases, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page..

Notes: Feb 1964.

Condition: VG+ (4.5). Several spine creases, a large blue ink stain & a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Apr 1964.

Condition: VG/FN (5.0). A large bottom-right corner crease to the front cover, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: May 1964.

Condition: VG/FN (5.0). Lots of spine creases, small tear to the top of the spine, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Jul 1964.

Condition: FN (6.0). A few small spine creases, the back cover is a little dirty, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Aug 1964.

Condition: FN (6.0). Light wear to the cover, the back cover is a little dirty, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Aug 1964.

Condition: VG- (3.5). Some general wear to the spine & cover, a few spine creases, the back cover is a little dirty with several tears & creases to the top edge, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Oct 1964.

Condition: VG- (3.5). A large bottom-right corner crease to the front cover & half the inside pages, blue ink stains to both covers, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Nov 1964.

Condition: G (2.0). The centrefold is completely detached, some wear to the spine, a large blue ink stain to the back cover & edge of some inside pages, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Jan 1965.

Condition: VG/FN (5.0). A few small spine creases, light foxing to the inside cover edges, the back cover is slightly dirty, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Feb 1965.

Condition: VG (4.0). Some spine-roll, the centrefold is detached at the bottom staple, very small tear to the bottom of the spine, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Jul 1965.

Condition: VG- (3.5). Quite heavy spine-roll, tiny amount of chipping to the bottom edge of the front cover, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Aug 1965.

Condition: VG (4.0). The centrefold is detached at the bottom staple, a few minor spine & corner creases, tiny tear to the bottom of the spine, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Oct 1965.

Condition: VG/FN (5.0). A few spine creases, very small piece out of the bottom of the spine, the back cover is a little dirty, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Nov 1965.

Condition: VG (4.0). A few small spine & edge creases, a dent to all three open edges - the right-hand dent also has a small tear that affects all pages, the back cover is a little dirty, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Feb 1966.

Condition: FN (6.0). A few small spine creases, a couple of small nicks to the spine, the back cover is a little dirty, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Apr 1966.

Condition: VG+ (4.5). Some heavy spine creases, the back cover is a little dirty, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Apr 1966.

Condition: G+ (2.5). Slight spine-roll, heavy creasing to the spine, a few small staple tears, bottom-right corner creases to the front cover & many of the inside pages, and some soiling to the back cover.

Notes: May 1966.

Condition: G/VG (3.0). The cover, first wrap & centrefold are detached at the bottom staple, a few light fingerprints & biro date to the front cover, the back cover is a little dirty, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Jul 1966.

Condition: FN- (5.5). A few small spine creases, knock to the top of the spine, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Aug 1966.

Condition: VG+ (4.5). Several spine & edge creases, the back cover is a little dirty with a few small nicks to the edges, a biro date to the front cover, and a biro number to the inside first page.

Notes: Oct 1966.

Condition: VG- (3.5). Lots of heavy spine creases, some larger creases to the covers genrally, and a 1/2" tear to the bottom of the back cover.