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[Sqeggs]

1 hour ago, Tri-ColorBrian said:

2 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Just to be argumentative ... might he have said the same thing if you had shown him OFF 3?  After 50+ years, he might not have had a clear recollection of which of two covers that must have been done at about the same time he did first ... or maybe it was memorable enough for him that it stuck in his mind. Or he might have drawn one first but the other was published first. Or ... or ... or

Some other possible evidence might come from tracking down copies with date stamps. 

Maybe #18 was his first cover, but it was published AFTER his 2nd cover.  Ever think about that?  Huh? Huh?...

[1950's war comics]

16 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said:

Changing gears...Off with their heads...

THEE single most violent cover in the history of comics IMO ......

[1950's war comics]

Flight Comics #31 features a Japanese type 11 light machine gun,,, also known as a "Nambu_ named after its designer...

it had a detachable hopper that could hold up to six clips of ammunition, the drawback was that this open feeder box could collect mud and grime during combat conditions and jam..

The gun was in service throughout the whole war but had a poor reputation with the Japanese soldiers...

[707comics]

10 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

Flight Comics #31 features a Japanese type 11 light machine gun,,, also known as a "Nambu_ named after its designer...

it had a detachable hopper that could hold up to six clips of ammunition, the drawback was that this open feeder box could collect mud and grime during combat conditions and jam..

The gun was in service throughout the whole war but had a poor reputation with the Japanese soldiers...

Love this kind of info, thanks for sharing! I had never seen the type 11 before.

Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces during the Battle of Shanghai:

 

[707comics]

Some books I was lucky enough to add to the collection recently.

 

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[vaillant]

This is a 1946 issue from italian comics journal "L'Intrepido".
Slightly after the end of the war, they started running a serial set in Italy during the last months of the war, which lasted from 1945 to 1947 (pretty long).

Edited February 3, 2018 by vaillant

[vaillant]

At some point of the story, there is very likely what can be considered the first depiction of gas chambers in comics.
It happens in this issue, a few ones after the one I posted, towards the end of 1946 (last two panels in the second story page, on the back).

[Sqeggs]

On 2/3/2018 at 1:44 PM, vaillant said:

At some point of the story, there is very likely what can be considered the first depiction of gas chambers in comics.
It happens in this issue, a few ones after the one I posted, towards the end of 1946 (last two panels in the second story page, on the back).

Powerful stuff. 

[vaillant]

20 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Powerful stuff. 

Thanks @Sqeggs! I appreciate a lot your comment.
Yes, surprising, even for italian standards at the time. There is to say that l’Intrepido comics were in the tradition of the so-called "feuilleton", so pretty melodramatic.
But aside from this, the story is enough rough, and "freshly" produced, considered it was probably written starting from slightly after the liberation.
Surely such a realistic and "raw" story was somewhat "unthinkable" in american comic books in 1946. The closest thing coming to mind that I have read is some work by Charles Biro or even Everett’s Hydroman, which despite the fantastic elements looks pretty dramatic.

[TheFifthHorseman]

On 12/23/2016 at 7:40 PM, Doc Joe said:

my favorite cover...

 

That is somethin'!

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[adamstrange]

Beautiful!

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[Sqeggs]

On 2/23/2018 at 8:51 PM, MrBedrock said:

Did torpedoes really move so slowly that this tactic could work?