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Evil Parsnip
05-29-2006, 01:58 PM
any fans out there? if so which ones? Will they ever come back to popularity?


I love the old british digests...and the old ACG Fighting Marines.
jaeldubyoo
06-01-2006, 07:08 AM
I always preferred DC over Marvel war comics. I'd take Sgt. Rock over Sgt. Fury any day.
rowand
06-01-2006, 02:30 PM
WWII comics were always readable unless they were documentaries.

I actually liked the Marvel Combat comics better but not by much. What would such a comic be like today? The World Trade Center aside, WWII comics had at least a core of patriotism and literary morality in them. Now we would have an enemy that was far too dark using only the crudest of methods and weaponry being sought by a techno-savvy elite force that would seem to be a bully. The fight wouldn't seem fair!

Fair Fight: Poor bastid, died without even seeing it coming! Sounds fair to me.
marvelguy
06-01-2006, 10:16 PM
I used to read alot of Unknown Soldier from DC when I was young, now that my memory's refreshed, I sure have a hankering for the books. Exactly what was the name of the title that he appeared in?
camper49
06-01-2006, 11:05 PM
My favourites were Sgt Rock (Our Army at War) and The Losers (Our Fighting Forces).

The Brave and the Bold #52 was one of my first-ever comic books.
If you ever get a chance to grab that one and read it, do so.
It has appearances by Sgt Rock, The Haunted Tank, Mlle. Marie and Johnny Cloud...a true war classic!
Hoss
06-01-2006, 11:50 PM
I enjoying Sgt Rock The Prophecy right now. It's pretty good, except the issues are kind of plodding along.
camper49
06-02-2006, 12:03 AM
Here's a low grade copy available on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAVE-AND-BOLD-52-3-BATTLE-STARS-SGT-ROCK-COMIC_W0QQitemZ6633999776QQcategoryZ14213QQssPageN ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
stupidman
06-02-2006, 02:23 PM
I used to read alot of Unknown Soldier from DC when I was young, now that my memory's refreshed, I sure have a hankering for the books. Exactly what was the name of the title that he appeared in?

Star Spangled War Stories. He starts with issue # 151.

I'm not a big War fan - but ironically, I'm a big Joe Kubert fan. I like some Sgt. Rock and The Unknown Soldier. But don't forget Enemy Ace! He started out in Our Army At War, had a couple Showcase issues, and then was in SSWS # 138-150 (right up to Unknown Soldier). Great Kubert art!

http://www.comicbookswap.com/images/comics/work/ssws140.jpg
Evil Parsnip
06-02-2006, 05:58 PM
Unknown soldier was a great book....

Anyone read the old War Picture Library books? Very well written but only line drawn art. Still I thought they were great and would like to get more of them
disneyteddies
06-20-2006, 05:11 AM
Okay....I'm finally worthy to contribute on this thread. Picked up on Saturday (yes two days ago, sorry I've been busy) a pile at a garage sale. I saw the pile and made a beeline for it, carefully went through them very briefly because all I saw were 20 cents on the covers so I put on my poker face and said how much for the pile (90 percent unseen). They said ten bucks, I said how bout 8 bucks and the rest is history. Turns out I got 101 comics with nothing higher then a 50 cent cover price..one from 1972 (DC 100 pages Sgt Rock). 42 of them were under 25 cents and even 3 15 cent and 1 12 cent Adventure Comics. Most of them are "Our Army at War", "Star Spangled War Stories", "G I Combat", "Sgt Rock", "The Unkown Soldier", "The Losers", "Weird War", "Captain America" and a few other cool titles. The guy said his mother threw most of his comics away when he was little, I wanted to know if he had more...and of course his wife didn't want him to have them either..when I talked to him about them she just said "I don't know what it is about comic books and boys??" She also refered to my collection of 16,000 comics as a fire hazard....I'm glad they're in a good home now where they will be looked after properly.
disneyteddies
06-20-2006, 05:12 AM
Unknown! :x
fulltimer56
06-20-2006, 05:28 AM
Hi Hank,

Was there a "Our Army at War #159" in that group? If so, let's talk?

Linda
rowand
06-20-2006, 06:14 AM
Unknown! :x

Why this post? You were eloquent before it and then flame on!
disneyteddies
06-20-2006, 05:53 PM
No, No,.....I miss-spelt Unknown/Unkown in my first description..the flame was me being mad at me for spelling it wrong and this was before Linda even wrote her bit. I wasn't flaming anyone but me! LoL. I'll go and check that # for you now Linda...b back inna flash/Pooser. :-D
disneyteddies
06-20-2006, 05:58 PM
Just checked and the oldest "Our Army At War" i got is #226.....I did get a "Star Spangled Battles" # 153 though...sorry for the flame confusion! :oops: What's special about the #159 ???
fulltimer56
06-20-2006, 10:18 PM
Hank,

It's the first comic I remember buying myself when I was a kid way back in 1965 or so and I would like to have one for my collection. Thanks, for looking for me.

Linda
disneyteddies
06-21-2006, 05:09 AM
No sweat Linda, I'll keep my eyes peeled for one....how's Arthur doing?? Okay I hope. Take care. :cool:
rowand
06-21-2006, 05:28 AM
Never woulda noticed the missing "N" Can't you just edit the mis-spellings? I do! (and yet look at the trash he posts even with that helpful hint)
disneyteddies
06-22-2006, 02:48 AM
Actually Rowand..I'm old school, self taught on computer. It's just easier to issue a retraction LoL. :P
disneyteddies
06-22-2006, 02:55 AM
Here's a couple on ebay right now Linda...don't know how much you want to pay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Our-Army-At-War-No-159-in-Very-good-condition_W0QQitemZ6638334180QQcategoryZ14213QQssP ageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/OUR-ARMY-AT-WAR-159-VG-SGT-ROCK-1ST-NURSE-WENDY_W0QQitemZ6639038349QQcategoryZ14213QQssPageN ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If I find any cheaper I'll pm u.

Hank.
theredsun
06-22-2006, 07:07 AM
I like Team Zero, that was pretty good. I have The Light Brigade on my HC,TPB wish list. ordered Battle Britton? from Richard, sounded good so we will have to see. Ive seen the Blackhawks? from DC from time to time threw the comics and the Kingdom Come series, can any one shed some light on them and what,who they are? always wanted to check them out.
stupidman
06-22-2006, 10:03 PM
I like Team Zero, that was pretty good. I have The Light Brigade on my HC,TPB wish list. ordered Battle Britton? from Richard, sounded good so we will have to see. Ive seen the Blackhawks? from DC from time to time threw the comics and the Kingdom Come series, can any one shed some light on them and what,who they are? always wanted to check them out.

Kingdom Come series? By Alex Ross and Mark Waid?? Go buy them right now! Friggin' awesome! (I wouldn't say it's a war comic, but there are some great battles -esp. The Big Blue Boy Scout and The Big Red Cheese!)
theredsun
06-23-2006, 04:48 AM
Sorry Stupidman, I meant or was talking about The Blackhawks. the guys who dropped the BOMB on the Supers in Kingdom Come. I have the single issues plust the HC. I want the new HC though, the Absolute Kingdom Come one.
rowand
06-23-2006, 06:15 AM
You're quite the completist with that series.

I admire such dedication!
theredsun
06-24-2006, 12:51 PM
You're quite the completist with that series.

I admire such dedication!

I want it all. want the slip case HC with the revalations partner book with it too, along with the absolute HC. have the regular HC, the single issues and a VERY,VERY worn out TPB.LOL
disneyteddies
06-28-2006, 10:41 PM
Thread killer...LOL :-D