It is amazing the number of inexpensive weapon sytems that were available, to a young comic book reader, during the late 50's & early 60's. You would think it might be dangerous to let little kids buy tanks, hand grenades & machine guns. I guess not. If Western Publishing, the parent company of Dell comic books, thought kids could handle a armored tank, or a hand held explosive device, who am I to disagree? 

The Pentagon could of saved a fortune, if they had only bought a comic book every now, and then. The comic books were advertising tanks for under $5. I bet the Pentagon was paying a lot more for their tanks. They were getting ripped off. 

Maybe they can try and get a refund.

Below are a few comic book ads, for the well equiped arsenal of a typical 10 year old, army reserve member 

















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