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[Fazybones]

I have been looking at this piece for about 2 months and just pulled the trigger last week. I should be getting it shortly. Heath, The Nam #65 page 17. I feel this is the best page out of the book.

 

That's the exact piece I was looking at and debating if I should get into this OA addiction and figured I can't afford all the comics I want at the moment so I better hold off for now.

 

NIce pick-up and that's a beautiful example of his work.

[Hedge]

Hey Paratrooper, above is a copy of the whole page! Larry

[Paratrooper]

Sweet sniper page! Heath, even in the copper era, is still as awesome as the GA era. Congrats and sweet page.

[thirdgreenham]

Hear hear! Nice one, Larry!

 

Andy

[bigfiver69]

I've been taking a little break from my Silver and Bronze war comic collection, and sorting through the Copper war books I have. I'm actually quite surprised by the quality of marvel and small-press war books from the 1984-1994 era... quite a lot better than DC war comics of the late 1970s, to be sure! (Granted, I love those books too.)

 

The 'Nam was the quintessential Copper Age war book. The interior quality varied, but the covers were generally very good, with a few true standouts. Here are a few.

 

Michael Golden...

 

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Golden again...

 

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More Golden....

 

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The very underrated Bob Camp....

 

 

 

 

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Andy Kubert... some of his earliest art.

 

 

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Ron Wagner... compare this some of the Silver age war covers, like G.I. Combat #83 and Our Fighting Forces #71.

 

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Or compare this one! Great cover.

 

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And then there are the smaller press books. This is the most exciting and frustrating area of Copper Age war comics, to me. Press runs are small, and finding some of these in grade can be hard. But the cool thing is that some of these books are virtually unknown, and a few real gems are out there.

 

Here's Battle Group Peiper, by Wayne VanSant. Historical-story, with solid b&w art. This is NOT listed in Overstreet, and I happened on it completely by accident. Printed by Tome Publishing. If anyone has any information on issues of this ilk from this publisher, please let us all know.

 

[bigfiver69]

Another great book, with more art by Wayne VanSant. Features a very poignant tale about Richard Bong, the highest scoring US ace in the Pacific.

 

 

 

[bigfiver69]

And mere months before Harvey Kurtzman passed away, he revived Two Fisted Tales. Solid stories, and a reprint of the classic 1950s EC tale 'Corpse on the Imjin'. Heavy stock cover makes it tough to find in grade.

 

 

 

 

[bigfiver69]

Another great series, Don Lomax' Vietnam Journal. I don't love the art, but the stories are grittier and more impactful than the 'Nam or Semper Fi. Here's #11. This can be a tough run to complete, unless you find a batch on ebay. Published by Apple.

 

 

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Then there were appearances of the war characters in other Copper Age titles. Enemy Ace appearance in Swamp Thing...

 

 

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Sgt. Rock and Easy appearance in Swamp Thing...

 

[bigfiver69]

And finally for today, after Sgt. Rock was cancelled as a regular series, DC did a few 'Special' series runs. Mostly reprints, with new tales of variable quality. If there is ONE issue you should get, this is it. Russ Heath draws his first new Haunted Tank story since 1971 in this issue, and the artwork is just sublime. Here's the cover you're looking for...

 

 

[Jeffro.]

And finally for today, after Sgt. Rock was cancelled as a regular series, DC did a few 'Special' series runs. Mostly reprints, with new tales of variable quality. If there is ONE issue you should get, this is it. Russ Heath draws his first new Haunted Tank story since 1971 in this issue, and the artwork is just sublime. Here's the cover you're looking for...

 

 

 

 

Got it. I had that book since it came out.

[Bonds25]

And mere months before Harvey Kurtzman passed away, he revived Two Fisted Tales. Solid stories, and a reprint of the classic 1950s EC tale 'Corpse on the Imjin'. Heavy stock cover makes it tough to find in grade.

 

Great books you've posted - I'll definitely be on the lookout for this book and the Sgt. Rock Special! (thumbs u