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Capitolron said:
Wasnt there another comic we are missing? I feel there is one more big WWII comic and I cant think of the name......Star Spangle Banner Comics - something like that??
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Hi Ron,

Yep, you're right. DC's anthology title Star Spangled War Stories ran from 1952 through to 1977. During it's run the title featured various characters including pre Sgt Rock Easy Company stories and even a prototype for the character that would become Sgt Rock (Sgt Rock's first true appearance was in 1959 in issue 83 of "Our Army at War". If you think toy soldier collecting is expensive try buying a copy of this comic in reasonable condition for less than several thousand dollars). In the early to mid 60's Star Spangled War also featured the bizarre "War that time forgot" run that pitted GI's against dinosaurs.

Probably Star Spangled War's most signficant character was Enemy Ace starring the WWI German ace Baron Hans Von Hammer (no prizes for guessing who he was modelled on). This feature was unusual in that it was one of the first ongoing titles to headline a story featuring an "enemy" combatant in the lead role.

Towards the end of it's run Star Spangled War ran stories featuring the Unknown Soldier character.

While war comics are not as popular amongst today's comic readers as they were in the 50's, 60's and 70's, key back issues are much in demand and can command high prices. Some of the more enduring characters occasionally still make an appearance in the DC universe.

Glad to see comics cropping up as a side interest for many forum regulars!

Adrian
 
Stickleback said:
Hi Ron,

Yep, you're right. DC's anthology title Star Spangled War Stories ran from 1952 through to 1977. During it's run the title featured various characters including pre Sgt Rock Easy Company stories and even a prototype for the character that would become Sgt Rock (Sgt Rock's first true appearance was in 1959 in issue 83 of "Our Army at War". If you think toy soldier collecting is expensive try buying a copy of this comic in reasonable condition for less than several thousand dollars). In the early to mid 60's Star Spangled War also featured the bizarre "War that time forgot" run that pitted GI's against dinosaurs.

Probably Star Spangled War's most signficant character was Enemy Ace starring the WWI German ace Baron Hans Von Hammer (no prizes for guessing who he was modelled on). This feature was unusual in that it was one of the first ongoing titles to headline a story featuring an "enemy" combatant in the lead role.

Towards the end of it's run Star Spangled War ran stories featuring the Unknown Soldier character.

While war comics are not as popular amongst today's comic readers as they were in the 50's, 60's and 70's, key back issues are much in demand and can command high prices. Some of the more enduring characters occasionally still make an appearance in the DC universe.

Glad to see comics cropping up as a side interest for many forum regulars!

Adrian
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Adrian,

Well i find them to be an occaisional escape from more heavy reading and a very happy childhood memory.And the wife says it keeps me quiet for a while!:D

Rob
 
Rob said:
Adrian,

Well i find them to be an occaisional escape from more heavy reading and a very happy childhood memory.And the wife says it keeps me quiet for a while!:D

Rob
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But, but, but?????,,,,,,Wait a minute, are you trying to tell me that Commando, War and Battle Comics are FICTION?????? I use them for research.....:eek::eek:
 
Harrytheheid said:
But, but, but?????,,,,,,Wait a minute, are you trying to tell me that Commando, War and Battle Comics are FICTION?????? I use them for research.....:eek::eek:
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Gott in Himmel it can't be true!!!!:D
 
In the early to mid 60's Star Spangled War also featured the bizarre "War that time forgot" run that pitted GI's against dinosaurs.


Adrian

I remember this issue - it was great !

I loved Sgt. Rock and Easy Company and still have many of his comics - although I dont think the later 60's and 70's comics are selling that much?

I found several on Ebay not to long ago for like $2.00 each.

I really loved those comic books ! Thanks for the information - it was really interesting. :D

Ron
 
My affinity for all things armored grew out of The Haunted Tank- I was 7, 8 years old and living with Dad when he was stationed in Nuremburg- every Sunday we would swing by the Stars and Stripes stand and I would grab the latest issue of Jeb and the boys. After reading that, I knew my destiny lie in an armored coffin.

I love that the Stuart blasts Tigers, Panthers, it doesn't matter- there was even one adventure where the Stuart was being air dropped into the battlefield. Suddenly, some ME109's start straffing everyone so they lay in wait and blast the ME 109 as they are descending to the ground!!! Now that is AMAZING!!!

One thing about comics from the 60's and prior- the artists weren't given credit for their artwork- :(

I still devour war comics- DC recently did a SGT Rock series and the Nick Fury one as well- they were pretty good- the Garth Ennis stuff is pretty cool-definately not for kids though.

Also, Johnny Red Cloud- the Navajo Ace would join Jeb Stuart and Sgt Rock on occasion.
 
Yea - I loved those storylines that they would come up with too Chris !! ;)

I remember one Sgt. Rock Comic where he was hiding from a German Patrol in France by hanging on a Cross on a WWI Memoral - that was cool to me!! :D

Chris - glad to have you back and what are you doing up at 3:42 AM in PA !!
 
Thought I'd dig this old one up.
Having just managed to escape from the UK by the skin of my teeth, but with copies of the 6 new "commando" and "war picture library" AND "battle comic" AND the"victor"and "hotspur" christmas albums......I have to say that our comics are better than yours. Sorry guys, but its one of those facts of life that you"ll just have to accept and live with........!!!!

Ch:D:Deers
H
 
Harrytheheid said:
Thought I'd dig this old one up.
Having just managed to escape from the UK by the skin of my teeth, but with copies of the 6 new "commando" and "war picture library" AND "battle comic" AND the"victor"and "hotspur" christmas albums......I have to say that our comics are better than yours. Sorry guys, but its one of those facts of life that you"ll just have to accept and live with........!!!!

Ch:D:Deers
H
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"Achtung!" "Schnell!"
ahh Victor and Commando , best war comics, sure you didn't sneak a Rupert the bear annual in as well Harry:D

The coolest toy soldier line though was in 'Nutty' where the guy had all these robotic toy soldiers, armour and submarines ,"General Jumbo"
Twelve year old Alfie Johnson of Dinchester, nicknamed Jumbo by his friends because of his plump, hefty figure, followed his football over a wall. On the other side he is attacked by a tiny RAF jet and a squadron of small tanks, part of an experimental mini-robot army being built by the inventor Professor Carter. When the Professor is saved from being run over, he rewarded Alfie with the position of General of his remote control army.:cool::cool::cool::cool:
 
I remember one Victor Annual doing Pegasus bridge - Gott in Himmell the sound of the pipes as the relief arrived.......:D

We had no chance, did we!:D
 
panda1gen said:
I remember one Victor Annual doing Pegasus bridge - Gott in Himmell the sound of the pipes as the relief arrived.......:D

We had no chance, did we!:D
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Good BBC article about the british war comics , implying that the soldiers captured by the iranians , had missed out on a good diet of commando and victor growing up , sonic the hedgehog dosen't quite prepare you for situations like that :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6599139.stm
 
redhugh said:
Good BBC article about the british war comics , implying that the soldiers captured by the iranians , had missed out on a good diet of commando and victor growing up , sonic the hedgehog dosen't quite prepare you for situations like that :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6599139.stm
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Thanks for posting that,very interesting.As a kid i remember whenever we went to the coast,for some reason the newsagents and toy shops would always have racks of these comics outside,i guess to catch the eye of us young kids.Happy memories.:)


Rob
 
redhugh said:
"Achtung!" "Schnell!"
ahh Victor and Commando , best war comics, sure you didn't sneak a Rupert the bear annual in as well Harry:D

The coolest toy soldier line though was in 'Nutty' where the guy had all these robotic toy soldiers, armour and submarines ,"General Jumbo"
Twelve year old Alfie Johnson of Dinchester, nicknamed Jumbo by his friends because of his plump, hefty figure, followed his football over a wall. On the other side he is attacked by a tiny RAF jet and a squadron of small tanks, part of an experimental mini-robot army being built by the inventor Professor Carter. When the Professor is saved from being run over, he rewarded Alfie with the position of General of his remote control army.:cool::cool::cool::cool:
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You slag off Rupert The Bear at your peril RH. It was RtB who first sparked my interest in China when I was around 5 years old. He used to travel to China on a Flying Carpet......in much better time than BA or KLM, or even Cathay Pacific.
I remember General Jumbo. He had, like, this RC deal on his foearm and his army was like a squad of animated "Action Man" figures.
Then there was "The Danger Bus" about a bunch of schoolkids fleeing through France to Dunkirk from the invading Nazi hordes. Think it was in the Dandy.
Cheers
H
 
That sounds like a scene out of the movie Big Red One, except it was the German hanging from the cross in the movie.
 
eborris said:
That sounds like a scene out of the movie Big Red One, except it was the German hanging from the cross in the movie.
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I recall a wooden Jesus on a cross in the begining of that movie but can't remember any Germans being on a cross.
 
OzDigger said:
I recall a wooden Jesus on a cross in the begining of that movie but can't remember any Germans being on a cross.
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Its late in the movie - the Germans are ambushing the Sergeant's four horseman at a knocked out tank by a WWI war memorial with a giant cross. The German Sergeant is up on the Cross. The Big Red One Sergeant figures out its an ambush when he notices that there are no dead G.I's in the area, only "dead" germams, and the "dead" crew in the tank are wearing the wrong color piping on their uniforms, they are infantry, not tankers. He knifes the ambushers inside the tank, then uses the tank's machine guns on the rest.
 
He wasn't really hanging on it, he was hiding behind it, using it as a sort of observation post, he was however elevated.
 
I forgot about that scene in The Big Red One, but when "hanging" was mentioned the thought of crucifiction came to mind like what apparently was done to some captured troops from both sides.

I actually wondered what eborris was talking about until I recently (today) noticed this earlier post from Ron.

Capitolron said:
Yea - I loved those storylines that they would come up with too Chris !! ;)

I remember one Sgt. Rock Comic where he was hiding from a German Patrol in France by hanging on a Cross on a WWI Memoral - that was cool to me!! :D

Chris - glad to have you back and what are you doing up at 3:42 AM in PA !!
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Btw, I recall that Commando and other comics such as Dennis The Menace were some of the few things I ever read as a kid because reading seemed a boring thing to do when you're young. I suspect that without those comics I would be as illliterate as todays youth ;)
 
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