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Joe Yank #13
An anthology issue containing multiple military-themed stories. The main story features Joe Yank as bait in a Korean booby trap during combat operations at the 38th Parallel. "The First Warning" recounts a historical account of a Japanese intelligence agent's October 1940 warning of a future attack on U.S. battleships, which was later validated by Pearl Harbor and foiled by U.S. naval intelligence relocating ships from port. "Not the Herotype" follows soldier Ace Stevens and his brother Mike as they volunteer for a dangerous mine-detection mission near Red-held peaks in Korea, where Ace's characteristic joking attitude contrasts with Mike's serious professionalism as they navigate a minefield to scout an approach for a military assault.