G.I. Combat Vol 1 226

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Haunted Tank: "The Tank Nobody Wanted"
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G.I. Combat Vol 1 #226
February, 1981
Executive Editor	Joe Orlando
Cover Artists	Joe Kubert
Haunted Tank: "The Tank Nobody Wanted"
Writers	Robert Kanigher
Pencilers	Dick Ayers Sam Glanzman
Letterers	Gaspar Saladino
Editors	Murray Boltinoff
The 6-Minute War
Writers	Robert Kanigher
Pencilers	E.R. Cruz
Inkers	E.R. Cruz
Editors	Murray Boltinoff
The Unknown War: "Some You Win, Some You Lose!"
Writers	Carl Wessler
Pencilers	Gerry Talaoc
Inkers	Gerry Talaoc
Editors	Murray Boltinoff
O.S.S.: "Executed By a Dead Man"
Writers	Bart Regan
Pencilers	Fred Carrillo
Letterers	Esphidy Mahilum
Editors	Murray Boltinoff
The G.I. Who Quit the War!
Writers	Carl Wessler
Pencilers	Vic Catan
Editors	Murray Boltinoff
Haunted Tank: "Bridge of Blood"
Writers	Robert Kanigher
Pencilers	Sam Glanzman Dick Ayers
Inkers	Dick Ayers
Letterers	Ben Oda
Editors	Murray Boltinoff
Previous Issue	G.I. Combat # 225
Next Issue	G.I. Combat # 227

Every soldier feels like running at one time, General! But he must swallow his fear!

— Lt. Jeb Stuart

G.I. Combat #226 is an issue of the series G.I. Combat (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1981.

Appearing in Haunted Tank: "The Tank Nobody Wanted"

Featured Characters:

• Haunted Tank

• Lt. Jeb Stuart
• Gus Gray
• Slim Stryker
• Rick Rawlins

Supporting Characters:

• General J.E.B. Stuart

Villains:

• German Artillery soldiers

Other Characters:

• Sergeant Taylor (Dies)
• Private Phil (Dies)
• American Artillery Captain "Skipper"
• American Artillery soldiers
• American Infantry soldiers

Locations:

• France

Items:

• M2 mortar

Vehicles:

• The Haunted Tank
• American M3 Stuart tank
• American M26 Pershing tank
• German Panzerkampfwagen V Panther tank
• German Panzer Feldhaubitze 105 Ex-Char B tank
• German Panzerkampfwagen IV tank
  

Appearing in "The 6-Minute War"

Featured Characters:

• Private Harry Browne

Villains:

• German pilots
• German Infantry soldiers

Other Characters:

• American Infantry soldiers
• American pilots

Locations:

• Normandy, France

Items:

• Parachute
• M1 grenade
• Watch

Vehicles:

• American CG-4 Hadrian glider plane
• American Destroyer ships
• German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter plane
• American Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber
• German Sd.Kfz. 251 Armored halftrack
  

Appearing in The Unknown War: "Some You Win, Some You Lose!"

Featured Characters:

• American Field Medic

Villains:

• German Infantry soldiers (All die)

Other Characters:

• American Infantry soldiers

Locations:

• France

Items:

• German Stick grenade
• M1 Garand rifle
  

Appearing in O.S.S.: "Executed By a Dead Man"

Featured Characters:

• Franz Klein (Dies)

Supporting Characters:

• Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S)

• Control

Villains:

• Dokton Gerhard Mencke
• German Infantry soldiers

Other Characters:

• Auschwitz Camp prisoners

Locations:

• Auschwitz, Poland

Items:

• M1 grenade
• Bicycle
• Riding stick
• Time bomb

Vehicles:

• German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter plane
• German Ammo train
  

Appearing in "The G.I. Who Quit the War!"

Featured Characters:

• Private Tyler (Dies)

Supporting Characters:

• American Infantry sergeant

Villains:

• Japanese Infantry soldiers

Other Characters:

• American Infantry soldiers

Locations:

• Mindanao, Philippines

Items:

• M1 grenade
  

Appearing in Haunted Tank: "Bridge of Blood"

Featured Characters:

• Haunted Tank

• Lt. Jeb Stuart
• Gus Gray
• Slim Stryker
• Rick Rawlins

Supporting Characters:

• General J.E.B. Stuart

Villains:

• German Infantry colonel
• German Infantry captain
• German Infantry soldiers
• German Artillery soldiers

Other Characters:

• American Infantry engineers
• American Infantry soldiers
• American Radio operator

Locations:

• Remagen, Germany

Items:

• Pontoon bridge

Vehicles:

• The Haunted Tank
• German Mounted 8.8 cm Flak Anti-Aircraft gun
• German Schwerer Panzerspähwagen armored car
• German Sd.Kfz. 251 Armored halftrack
• German troop transport train

Notes

• The inside back cover contains the "Famous Fighting Outfits" profile on the 29th Tactical Air Command, whose mission was to support the United States Ninth Army with tactical air support throughout its advance from its formation on 5 September 1944 until VE-Day. They are known for flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters into action. Written by Murray Boltinoff.
• The back cover contains an "All About Tanks" Combat Album profile for the German Jagopanzer VI, a tank destroyer built by Nazi Germany during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank. It entered service in 1944 during the later stages of the war on the Eastern and Western Fronts. Art by Sam Glanzman.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the G.I. Combat series

Recommended Reading

• World War II Recommended Reading
  • Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 1)
  • Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
  • All-American Men of War (Volume 1)
  • All-Out War (Volume 1)
  • Blackhawk (Volume 1)
  • Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
  • Capt. Storm (Volume 1)
  • Four-Star Battle Tales (Volume 1)
  • G.I. Combat (Volume 1)
  • Men of War (Volume 1)
  • Military Comics (Volume 1)
  • Our Army at War (Volume 1)
  • Our Fighting Forces (Volume 1)
  • Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
  • Sgt. Rock (Volume 2)
  • Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
  • Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
  • Weird War Tales (Volume 1)

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