The two main reasons to read this are Harvey Kurtzman and the historical context. Publishing during the Korean War, the creators were careful to depict war accurately, rather than the romanticized propaganda of the WWII comics. I used to skip over the one-page prose stories as a kid and discover they're just as unreadable now. I understand why they modernized the colors, and that most audiences will prefer that look, but I found it distracting. Confusingly, these books all have the Comics Code seal on them. ( )