Combat Kelly (2nd Series)

    (Marvel, 1972-1973)
™ and ©1972 Marvel Entertainment Group

Combat Kelly was a brief-lived war series that ran between 1972 and 1973. Its premise is similar to the movie “The Dirty Dozen.” Here, a hard-fighting Irishman corporal named Kelly turns a group of military prisoners into an elite fighting force. Among their number were the suave Dino Manelli and the all-too-refined Englishman, Percy Pinkerton, two who were more famous as members of Sgt. Fury’s Howling Commandos.

Another of the Deadly Dozen was Jay Little Bear, a Mohawk Indian. Although his inclusion may have been seen as a progressive move on Marvel’s part at the time, it now seems hopelessly clichéd. For instance, his preferred weapon was a bow and arrow—even when fighting men armed with machine guns and grenades. On the bright side, his character did give Marvel a chance to voice concerns about the treatment of native Americans.
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Combat Kelly (2nd Series) #1

June, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
5 copies available from $7.25 		Gary FriedrichDick Ayers
Combat Kelly (2nd Series) #2

August, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
8 copies available from $5.52 		Gary FriedrichDick Ayers
Combat Kelly (2nd Series) #3

October, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
5 copies available from $6.00 		Gary FriedrichDick Ayers
Combat Kelly (2nd Series) #4

December, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
4 copies available from $0.87 		Gary FriedrichDick Ayers
Combat Kelly (2nd Series) #5

February, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
7 copies available from $3.00 		Gary FriedrichDick Ayers
Combat Kelly (2nd Series) #6

April, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $7.50 		Gary FriedrichDick Ayers
Combat Kelly (2nd Series) #7

June, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
5 copies available from $5.00 		Gary FriedrichDick Ayers
Combat Kelly (2nd Series) #8

August, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $4.25 		Gary FriedrichDick Ayers
Combat Kelly (2nd Series) #9

October, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
3 copies available from $8.00 		Gary FriedrichDick Ayers