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THE 'NAM COMIC BOOK!
The story begins in this issue. Hard to find COLLECTOR'S ITEM!
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prison of war Sgt. Frank Castle found by a Vietnamese solider, hanging in his cell. The soldier enters the cell and Frank springs into action. Castle had faked his hanging by running a length of cloth from his belt to the noose to support his weight. Castle leaves a trail of dead Vietnamese soldiers in his wake as he escapes and sets out to intercept the sniper known as "The Monkey". A group of soldiers find another vietnamese soldier's body tied to a tree with the calling card white skull painted on his carcass and begin to fear the crazy American soldier.
The 'Nam was an historical fiction series published in comic book form, detailing the U.S. War in Vietnam from the perspective of active-duty soldiers involved in the conflict. published by Marvel Comics.
The creators intended to roughly parallel the analogous events of the period of major American military involvement in Vietnam from 1966 to 1972.
The comic is structured as the narrative of fictional soldier's experience in the real events that occurred during the conflict. Each issue of the comic tells a story that occurs one month after the previous issue.
Vietnam War veteran Larry Hama (creator of the second incarnation of GI JOE in the eighties) contacted fellow vet Doug Murray in 1984 about doing a Vietnam War series for Marvel Comics. Murray said that the comic was, "a pretty accurate view of the way the average soldier looked at the war. It was outside ordinary experience. The world was elsewhere." Murray decided to do the comic book in real-time so that one issue equaled one month to convey the concept of short-time. He said, "Literally everybody had a calendar that kept track of how long they had to go in-country. I really wanted a way to kind of reflect that in the comic book." The actions of the 23rd Infantry were based on fact. This did not mean that they were in every action depicted in the book - only that that historical event actually occurred. In addition, every issue featured a back-of-the-book glossary explaining the authentic lingo of the characters.
During its run, The 'Nam was nominated for the Best New Series category of the 1987 Jack Kirby Awards.
Marine Corps. veteran and former Newsweek editor William Broyles Jr. praised the comic for having, "a certain gritty reality,"
This comic book was never available to the mass market and was only sold in comic book specialty shops.
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Produced by Marvel Comics, the publishers of SPIDERMAN, THE HULK, THE X-MEN, IRON MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA and DAREDEVIL!