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The Mammoth Book of Best War Comics

This really is a weighty tome with over 500 pages of war comics culled from across the world and through the ages (from 1965–2006). Keiji Nakazawa sets the mood with his personal account of the bombing of Hiroshima in I Saw It, a poignant tale that spells out the human cost of the atomic bomb and the implications that resonate throughout the rest of their lives.

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Our Army at War was the title for a comic book published by DC Comics that featured war themed stories and was the first appearance for popular heroes such like Sgt. Rock and Enemy Ace. The series started in August 1952 and ended in February 1977.

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Sgt. Frank Rock is a fictional infantry non-commissioned officer during World War II in the DC Comics Universe. He first appeared in Our Army at War #83 (June 1959), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert.

Sgt. Rock's prototype^[1] first appeared in G.I. Combat #68 (Jan. 1959). His rank is not given in this story; instead, he is merely called "The Rock." The Rock returned as a sergeant in Our Army at War #81 (April 1959) Named "Sgt. Rocky" with his unit, Easy Company (the precise US Army infantry regiment to which Easy belonged was never identified during the history of the character). In this last prototype appearance with the Easy Company (as opposed to the nameless infantryman with a nickname, as he was portrayed previously), the story was actually written by Bob Haney, but the character's creator, Robert Kanigher was the editor. He would go on to create the bulk of the stories with Joe Kubert as the artist. In Issue #82 (May 1959), He is called "Sgt. Rock" (Name only) and by Issue #83 (June 1959), he makes his first full appearance as Sgt. Rock.

Sgt. Rock steadily gained popularity, until, in 1977, the name of the comic was changed to Sgt. Rock. The comic ran until Sgt. Rock #422 (July 1988).

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All-American Comics was the flagship title of comic book publisher All-American Publications. It ran for 102 issues from April 1939 to October 1948, at which time it was renamed All-American Western. In 1952, the title was changed again to All-American Men of War, which lasted until the series was cancelled in 1966.

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G.I. Combat is a long-running comic book series published first by Quality Comics and later by National Periodical Publications, which was the primary company of those that evolved to become DC Comics.

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Star-Spangled War Stories was the title of a DC Comics comic book series that featured war-themed characters and stories. Among the features published in this series were writer-editor Robert Kanigher and artist Jerry Grandenetti's "Mlle. Marie," about a World War II French Resistance fighter, debuting in #84 (Aug. 1959); "The War that Time Forgot," "Enemy Ace," and "the Unknown Soldier."

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MARVEL

May 1963

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos are a fictional World War II unit in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963). The main character, Sgt. Nick Fury, later became the leader of Marvel's super-spy agency, S.H.I.E.L.D..

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Sgt. Fury - "The Battle of the Bulge" (Pt. I)

The Ardennes Offensive, more commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge, was fought in the Ardennes Mountains of Belgium between December 16, 1944 and January 25, 1945. Here, Marvel offers pulp homage in this flashback story of that very eventful Christmas.

This is prime stuff from the team of Dick Ayers (pencils) and John Severin (inks). The story is so long I’ve decided to break it up over three posts. In this first post, things start of with a friendly, light air. By the end of this first installment, all humor is gone. Notice Sgt. Fury silencing a German soldier with a knife to the back of the neck on page 14 – panel 3. This is from Sgt. Fury Annual No. 4, August 1968. Scans are from my own comic.

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1950 - 1957

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Atlas Comics is the 1950s comic book publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. Magazine and paperback-novel publisher Martin Goodman, whose business strategy involved having a multitude of corporate entities, used Atlas as the umbrella name for his comic-book division during this time. Atlas was located on the 14th floor of the Empire State Building.

This company is distinct from the 1970s comic-book company, also founded by Goodman, that is generally known as Atlas/Seaboard Comics.

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Ajax-Farrell Publications 1952-1958

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Because of the evidence on the cover of most comics bearing an Ajax logo, modern comics historians tend to more commonly list Ajax-Farrell as a publisher than an imprint. Such comics tend to bear an Ajax logo in a top corner (usually lef) of the cover, and the words "A Farrell Publication", typically at the top right. "Farrell" is a reference here to the usually-credited editor, Robert W. Farrell.

Based upon our survey of the indicia of a number of comics bearing the Ajax Logo, however, it seems clear that Ajax was an imprint of Excellent Publications, Inc.

Some of Ajax-Farrell's output was published by Four Star Publications.

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E.C. COMICS

Then in the early-1950s (i.e. during the Korean War) EC Comics (best known for Tales from the Crypt and Mad) began publishing some of the best war comics ever. Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat featured a slew of amazing artists (including Wally Wood, Jack Davis, John Severin, and Alex Toth), and were written and edited by Harvey Kurtzman, who set out to make the most realistic war comics that he could within the limits of 8-page stories. Of course by being realistic, the stories came off as somewhat anti-war (go figure). There is currently one volume of Two-Fisted Tales available in archive form, with more to come.

MORE: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2007/05/28/war-comics-101/

UNITED STATES MARINES COMICS

1944

Beginning with a cover showing Tojo being fried by a U.S. Marine's flame thrower, this undated World War II era comic is chocked full of the anti-Japanese feeling of that era. Considering that Japan started the war with a sneak attack on the United States, there's little wonder that comic books reflected our hard feeling toward the then vicious nation of Japan. This comic, at 7-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches, is a bit larger than the typical comic book. Content is a nix of color comic book war stories and black-and-white text and photo articles covering our Marines in action.

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Stanmor Publications, 1952

Battle Cry #1 - Stanmor Publications, 1952

Last week we got to see how a bunch of American minded teenagers handled the threat of the Red Menace, this week we get to see how the U.S. Army dealt with the commies---with a flame thrower! In this issue of Battle Cry, the grunt Carson explains to the readers how revenge is fed to the enemies of America in the 50’s.

For all you PC lovers of today, be warned, the stories in this comic will pull your liberal loving panties into a wad with the way the characters talk about the enemy. The names they call em’ wouldn’t float in your boat today.

These aren’t just head bustin’ stories of testosterone either. The stories in this comic are filled with as much heart as any Sgt. Rock story you may have read.

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Stanmor Publications 1952-1955

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STEVE DITKO

The artist broke into the business straight out of art school, in the 1950's, working for Stanmor Publications, Key Publications, Charlton Comics, and for Jack Kirby and Joe Simon's (Creators of Captain America) art studio. When Simon & Kirby's studio closed, Ditko followed Kirby to Marvel Comics, where he worked on various titles such as; Journey Into Mystery, Strange Tales, Amazing Adventures, Strange Tales and Tales To Astonish.

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