Real Life Comics #22

This issue is an anthology featuring true stories of historical figures and military heroes. "The Alligators" depicts an amphibious military assault with soldiers operating a landing craft under enemy fire. A second story covers Napoleon Bonaparte, narrating how a new leader arose in France following the turmoil of the Revolution, and recounting Napoleon's campaigns in Russia and Italy before his exile, with the story concluding that a later generation bearing his name would perpetuate his legacy. A third story chronicles Thomas Paine arriving in revolutionary France as a celebrated figure, only to face guillotine execution when political factions turned against him; the narrative notes Paine survived and ultimately sailed to America. The final visible story follows a man named Fred confronting his own mortality after being shot, attempting to settle a score before enlisting in military service and finding redemption through fighting for his country.