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''Fightin' Marines'' was a bimonthly war comic magazine published by St. John Publications from 1951–1953, and Charlton Comics from 1955–1984,〔''A Complete History of American Comic Books'', Shirrel Rhoades, Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., 2008, Pg. 53.〕 although it was primarily a reprint title from 1978 to the end of its run. Telling fictional stories of the United States Marine Corps, it was a sister title of the other Charlton war comics ''Fightin' Air Force'', ''Fightin' Army'', and ''Fightin' Navy''. ''Fightin' Marines'' was the home of the long-running Vietnam War feature Shotgun Harker and Chicken, written by Joe Gill. Gill wrote the majority of stories for the title during its entire run. Other notable contributors to ''Fightin' Marines'' included Pat Boyette, Sam Glanzman, Jack Keller, Sanho Kim, Fran Matera, and Warren Sattler. == Publication history == As with many comic book titles published at the time, ''Fightin' Marines'' did not start with issue number one; it was a renaming of a St. John Publications series originally called ''The Texan'', which published one issue in August 1951. St. John published issues #2–12 of ''Fightin' Marines'' from October 1951 - March 1953. Charlton took over the series in May 1955 with issue #14 (no issue #13 was published). Early issues of ''Fightin' Marines'' sported such taglines as "Breathtaking Action Stories," "Leathernecks in Combat," and "Rip-Snortin' Action Tales." Issues #121 – #130 (March 1975 – July 1976) featured painted covers. (Issue #122 was called ''Fightin' Marines Presents War'', which was a tryout issue for the new Charlton title ''War'', which ran from July 1975 – October 1984.) From issue #131 (September 1976) onward, the cover of each issue featured a head shot of a Marine in dress uniform in the upper left hand corner, next to the title. Like much of the Charlton line, ''Fightin' Marines'' went on a publishing hiatus between November 1976 and October 1977 (issues #132 and 133). From issue #136 (April 1978) onward, ''Fightin' Marines'' was primarily a reprint title, mostly using material from earlier issues. The series ran through issue #176; Charlton published a total of 163 issues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fightin' Marines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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