G.I. Joe #20 1953, Golden Age Ziff-Davis (See Photos) For Sale

Note: The front/back covers are detached from comic.🧷 Summary for Description

Rare pre-Code G.I. Joe #20 from Ziff-Davis (April 1953), digest-sized war comic featuring a stunning painted cover by Clarence Doore. This issue includes hard-hitting Korean War stories, army humor, and even an appearance by a Native American soldier — all wrapped in vintage Cold War-era patriotism.

📚 Contents & Highlights⚔️ “The Phantom Company” (6 pages)

• Art by Irv Novick & possibly Frank Giacoia

• A mysterious song inspires tales of a legendary combat squad.

🥊 “The Ring Dancer” (7 pages)

• Art by Henry Sharp

• Joe steps into the boxing ring against a brash English sergeant. Classic army bravado with comedic flourishes.

💥 “General Confusion” – The Yardbirds (7 pages)

• Art by Dan DeCarlo & Rudy Lapick

• A comedic army strip following bumbling privates Windy Bragg and Whitey Hicks.

🪖 “The Vanishing American” (8 pages)

• Art by Henry Sharp

• Pvt. Joe Burch meets Horace Little Horse, a Comanche soldier. Themes of diversity and cultural pride, albeit through a 1950s lens.

📖 “Reluctant Heroes” – 2-page prose story

• A gritty text tale of survival and bravery.

🎨 Cover Artist

• Clarence Doore – painted cover art, verified by biographer David Saunders

🏷️ Notable Credits

• Editor: Herb Rogoff

• Artists: Irv Novick, Henry Sharp, Dan DeCarlo, Clarence Doore

• Digest-sized format, popular among Ziff-Davis war titles