Comic Title: DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #12
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1981
On Sale Date: May 7, 1981 Newsstand Date May 7, 1981
Source: Comic Reader, #191

Newsstand Date May 7, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #54

Newsstand Date May 7, 1981
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 81 #6

Copyright Date April 14, 1981
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1981
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date April 14, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #54

Cover Price: $0.95
Page Count: 96
Editor: Karen Berger

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Introducing -- the Haunted Tank"
Pages: 18

Feature(s):
Haunted Tank (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Russ Heath

Reprinted From:
G.I. Combat #87 (1961)

Feature Character(s)

• Haunted Tank (first appearance; last appearance in G.I. Combat #146; next appearance in G.I. Combat #88)
• Jeb Stuart (Sgt. Jeb Stuart Smith; a tank commander; also appears in flashbacks to his enlistment; first appearance; last appearance in G.I. Combat #146; next appearance in G.I. Combat #88)

Supporting Character(s)

• General J.E.B. Stuart (the ghost of a civil war general; first appearance; last appearance in G.I. Combat #146; next appearance in G.I. Combat #88)
• Arch Asher (corporal; a loader; last name not revealed; first appearance; last appearance in G.I. Combat #146; next appearance in G.I. Combat #88)
• Rick Rawlins (private; a gunner; last name not revealed; first appearance; last appearance in G.I. Combat #146; next appearance in G.I. Combat #88)
• Slim Stryker (corporal; a tank driver; last name not revealed; first appearance; last appearance in G.I. Combat #146; next appearance in G.I. Combat #88)

Villain(s)

• A squad of German "Tiger" tanks (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The crews of several "Pershings" and a squad of infantrymen (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Jeb Stuart the commander of an M-3 tank and his crew assist a squad of heavier Pershing tanks. The Pershings are destroyed by enemy bombers, leaving only Stuart's tank to take on a squad of heavy German tanks.

The tiny tank is shelled by the heavy guns of a German "Tiger" tank, and it falls into a ravine. The crew is knocked out, leaving it an easy target for the enemy tank. However, the M-3 manages to fire a shot that destroys the enemy tank. When Jeb and the crew awaken, they are shocked to find the enemy tank destroyed, as they had not fired their gun.

The tank then continues on its mission to protect a squad of infantry. Using its better speed and manueverability, the M-3 is able to take on and defeat an entire unit of German tanks. Jeb Stuart is the only one that can hear laughter which comes from the ghost of civil war General Jeb Stuart, who has protected his descendant and the tank.