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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE.
4 COMIC BOOKS
Including #1 First Issue.
OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM FEATURING PILOTS FLYING WITH THE BRITISH RFC DURING WORLD WAR 1.
Featuring the Royal Flying Corps with their Sopwith Pup biplanes in combat against the German Albatross. With an appearance by a French Spad.
Collector's item #1 first issue. Illustrated by BLACKHAWK artist HOWARD CHAYKIN!
Tells a story that shows what it was like to fly a plane in World War I and change the way you look at war in general.
THE STORY:
Set against the grim backdrop of Word War I, mysterious aviator Karl Kaufmann arrives on the western front dressed outlandishly and at the controls of his own plane. Overconfident and full of romantic ideals, he has come to fight and kill the Hun. But soon Kaufmann confronts staggering loss and witnesses violence on a scale he has never imagined. In the process, he learns the harsh truth of conflict.
An unfortunate ailment aids Kauffman in battle, but his celebration is short lived, as the unit is running low on airworthy planes and pilots alike. Kauffman has seen more action than he ever dreamed, but still can't reconcile his fantasies with the horrors around him. There's no glory on the battlefield, no chivalry in the air and no end in sight for this war. Can Kauffman make it through alive? And if so, what will he sacrifice for the sake of survival?
Kaufmann racks up another kill but the thrill of combat is now gone. Replacements arrive to strengthen the squad but with little training and less experience, they seem easy prey for the deadly pilots of the Hun. Can Kaufmann teach them to survive in the unforgiving skies of war torn Europe? Can he even save himself?
The body count has reached an all time high and the pressures of combat have taken their toll on Karl Kauffman. Can he survive the war with his sanity intact? Can he survive at all?
Product Description
From the acclaimed writer of the hit series PREACHER, who has written some of the finest war comics ever to see print in the modern age.
COVER BY: JOHN CASSADAY
WRITER: GARTH ENNIS
PENCILS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
INKS: HOWARD CHAYKIN
LETTERED BY: TODD KLEIN