PUNISHER THE 'NAM COMIC BOOK MARVEL VIETNAM WAR MARINES

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THE 'NAM COMIC BOOK!
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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.


RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!

Produced by Marvel Comics, the publishers of SPIDERMAN, THE HULK, THE X-MEN, IRON MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA and DAREDEVIL!

VIETNAM JOURNAL #1 COMIC BOOK WAR TET OFFENSIVE '68 NAM

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VIETNAM JOURNAL #1 COMIC BOOK!
Hard to find first issue COLLECTOR'S ITEM!

Vietnam Journal by Don Lomax is one of the best comic book portrayals of Vietnam ever. It's probably one of the best works ever put down in any art form about the war. Lomax created Vietnam Journal back in the 1980’s for Apple Comics.


This issue:
Beginning a new series that focuses on the infamous TET OFFENSIVE in 1968.

Written and illustrated by veteran Don Lomax, here is the Vietnam War told in an extraordinary graphic novel. The stories may be fiction, but their intensity and emotional resonance point to social and personal truths that go beyond mere facts.

The troops in Vietnam call war correspondent Scott Neithammer "Journal." His editors sent him to Southeast Asia to write what was happening in South Vietnam. But Neithammer discovers quickly that the real story about the Vietnam War was not at division or battalion headquarters. It was in the bush with soldiers who live with the slime, the stink, the constant fear and frustration of fighting a war that "the powers that be" would not let them win.

Sent to Vietnam to report on the conflict, Scott "Journal" Neithammer expects to do no more than produce another sterilized war report. However, he soon realizes that, "the real story was in the bush with the slime, the stink, the constant fear and frustration." Each episode is a mix of the absurd and horrific as Journal befriends an ever-changing cast of doomed soldiers. As he confronts the death, illogic, and contradiction around him, he becomes as conflicted as the war itself, finally losing his journalistic objectivity in a fit of frustrated rage. The black-and-white artwork is powerful, and Journal's world is a rumpled fusion of realism and caricature. Particularly moving are the few instances where a single image fills the page.


VIETNAM JOURNAL, the comic, was introduced by Apple Comics in 1987.

Vietnam War veteran Don Lomax created Scott “Journal” Neithammer who wants to tell the "truth" about Vietnam. Much like Lomax Journal is also a war veteran of the Korean War. Soon Journal discovers that there are many different
versions of truth and that some are safer to tell than others.

Soon though, Journal realizes it’s impossible to remain a noncombatant in this war. At times equally funny and horrifying, one can really feel the authors hand desperately wanted to tell the reader his story.





There is no better person than Lomax to tell this story. He was drafted into the Army in the fall of l965 at the age of 21, took basic at Fort Knox, AIT at Aberdeen, Maryland and was shipped out to Vietnam in the fall of 1966 on the USS General John Pope. At times it seems like the self taught Lomax was destined to tell this story in comic book form. Growing up, he was a huge fan of war comics like Blazing Combat and Two-Fisted Tales which is why his art has that EC-inflected style.

This comic book was never available to the mass market and was only sold in comic book specialty shops.


RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!

VIETNAM JOURNAL COMIC BOOK WAR 'NAM VINTAGE DAK TO 1967

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VIETNAM JOURNAL COMIC BOOK!
Hard to find COLLECTOR'S ITEM!

Vietnam Journal by Don Lomax is one of the best comic book portrayals of Vietnam ever. It's probably one of the best works ever put down in any art form about the war. Lomax created Vietnam Journal back in the 1980’s for Apple Comics.


This issue:
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Contains an essay on what was going on "back in the world" on NOV 3-6, 1967. Also includes an essay on POWs.

Written and illustrated by veteran Don Lomax, here is the Vietnam War told in an extraordinary graphic novel. The stories may be fiction, but their intensity and emotional resonance point to social and personal truths that go beyond mere facts.

The troops in Vietnam call war correspondent Scott Neithammer "Journal." His editors sent him to Southeast Asia to write what was happening in South Vietnam. But Neithammer discovers quickly that the real story about the Vietnam War was not at division or battalion headquarters. It was in the bush with soldiers who live with the slime, the stink, the constant fear and frustration of fighting a war that "the powers that be" would not let them win.

Sent to Vietnam to report on the conflict, Scott "Journal" Neithammer expects to do no more than produce another sterilized war report. However, he soon realizes that, "the real story was in the bush with the slime, the stink, the constant fear and frustration." Each episode is a mix of the absurd and horrific as Journal befriends an ever-changing cast of doomed soldiers. As he confronts the death, illogic, and contradiction around him, he becomes as conflicted as the war itself, finally losing his journalistic objectivity in a fit of frustrated rage. The black-and-white artwork is powerful, and Journal's world is a rumpled fusion of realism and caricature. Particularly moving are the few instances where a single image fills the page.


VIETNAM JOURNAL, the comic, was introduced by Apple Comics in 1987.

Vietnam War veteran Don Lomax created Scott “Journal” Neithammer who wants to tell the "truth" about Vietnam. Much like Lomax Journal is also a war veteran of the Korean War. Soon Journal discovers that there are many different
versions of truth and that some are safer to tell than others.

Soon though, Journal realizes it’s impossible to remain a noncombatant in this war. At times equally funny and horrifying, one can really feel the authors hand desperately wanted to tell the reader his story.





There is no better person than Lomax to tell this story. He was drafted into the Army in the fall of l965 at the age of 21, took basic at Fort Knox, AIT at Aberdeen, Maryland and was shipped out to Vietnam in the fall of 1966 on the USS General John Pope. At times it seems like the self taught Lomax was destined to tell this story in comic book form. Growing up, he was a huge fan of war comics like Blazing Combat and Two-Fisted Tales which is why his art has that EC-inflected style.

This comic book was never available to the mass market and was only sold in comic book specialty shops.


RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!

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BATTLER BRITTON COMIC BOOK RAF ROYAL AIR FORCE WW2

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BATTLER BRITTON COMIC BOOK!

OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM FEATURING BRITISH HEROES SET IN WORLD WAR 2.

The return of a famous British Pulp Charater!!!
Battler Britton is the next IPC character to see revival through DC Comics Wildstorm imprint, in a new comic book from writer Garth Ennis, illustrated by Colin Wilson, with painted covers by Garry Leach. Featuring lavish full color artwork printed on high quality glossy paper.

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Garth Ennis, the writer of the best-selling thought-provoking series PREACHER tells a an exciting tale of WorldWar II in this riveting new comic book series. In October, 1942, Allied forces are on the run from the unrelenting forcesof the Nazis in North Africa.Wing Commander Robert "Battler" Britton ofthe Royal Air Force and his squadron are dispatched to an American airstripto spearhead a joint action against Hitler's war machine.Now they mustsurvive taunts, threats, and assaults ... and that's just from the Yanks!

Synopsis:

An epic battle tale! Deep behind enemy lines, Battler and Gilhooley make a terrifying discovery: a huge encampment of Panzer Tanks. Now they must somehow get word to their squadron and cause as much damage as possible without being captured or killed!

THIS ITEM WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY SHOPS AND CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLET.

Garth Ennis is probably best known for his hard-hitting but historically accurate and empathetic War Stories. Battler Britton follows in the latter vein, fictionalising the heroics of World War II without shying too far away from the immense destructive force of modern warfare. If the book’s name sounds familiar, you may have come across Britton before, though not for a long time. The character is another of the classic characters from IPC’s archives which, along with Albion and a handful of others, have been resurrected for a modern audience.

Robert “Battler” Britton is a fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force. Commanding his own squadron of trusted veterans, he’s one of Britain’s most successful pilots, thanks to his superior strategic thinking, his courage, and his survivalist instinct that always seems able to get him back home if he has to ditch his aircraft.

Ennis’s take on the character sees him teaming up with an American squadron, camped behind enemy lines in the heart of the Sahara desert. Although the two squadrons take a bit of time to get over their cultural differences, Britton’s leadership pulls the group together to take on some serious German opposition.

"Battler Britton - England's Fighting Ace of Land, Sea and Air" was an IPC staple for over 25 years. He debuted in Sun #361 in January 1956, created by writer Mike Butterworth and artist Geoff Campion, then moved over to Knockout in 1960 after Sun folded. In 1960 and 1961, IPC/Fleetway published two hardback compilations of Battler's adventures – packaged as Battler's memoirs -- with authorship credited to "Wing Commander Robert Hereward Britton."

He entered his finest era in the early 1960s, creatively speaking, and began starring in the Air Ace Picture Library and Battle Picture Library digests


Writer(s):
Garth Ennis

Penciller(s):
Colin Wilson

Inker(s):
Colin Wilson

Colorist(s):
Jeromy Cox

Letterer(s):
Rob Leigh

Editor(s):
Scott Dunbier
Kristy Quinn

Cover Artist(s):
Garry Leach

GARTH ENNIS: WAR STORY GRAPHIC NOVEL BRITISH SAS NORTH AFRICA WW2 1942

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WAR STORY GRAPHIC NOVEL: THE REIVERS

Who Dares Wins

OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM FEATURING THE BRITISH SAS DURING WORLD WAR 2.

A complete comic book story of the SAS in North Africa. Conflict begins between the groups Commanding Officer and his second in command when it seems the former is more interested in satisfying his lust for blood and glory than fighting a war. inspired by real events: the British special forces who attacked the desert Afrika Corps

THIS ITEM WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY SHOPS AND CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLET.

Garth Ennis is probably best known for his hard-hitting but historically accurate and empathetic War Stories, fictionalising the heroics of War without shying too far away from the immense destructive force of modern warfare.

Product Description
From the acclaimed writer of the hit series PREACHER, these are the finest war comics ever to see print in the modern age. This volume showcases tales of a world at war in the North African desert.

Writer(s):
Garth Ennis

Penciller(s):
Cam Kennedy

Inker(s):
Cam Kennedy

Colorist(s):
W. Moose Baumann

Letterer(s):
Clem Robins

Editor(s):
Will Dennis
Zachary Rau

Cover Artist(s):
Terry Marks

SEMPER FI COMIC BOOK MARINES USMC

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"Since the birth of the Marine Corps on November 10, 1775 the Whittier Family has served their corps and country, This is their story."

This comic book was never available to the mass market and was only sold in comic book specialty shops.

Hard to find COLLECTOR'S ITEM!

RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!

Produced by Marvel Comics, the publishers of SPIDERMAN, THE HULK, THE X-MEN, IRON MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA and DAREDEVIL!










SEMPER FI: TALES OF THE MARINE CORPS COMIC BOOK!




An issue of the fantastic comic book series featuring the United States Marine Corps during the Chinese Boxer Rebellion in May of 1900.

Peter Gimbel (a Whittier Cousin) enjoys the excitement and adventure of the Marine Corps, but he finds more than he bargained for stationed at the Legation Quarter in Peking, China. During the "Boxer" Rebellion, the Legation Quarter, a walled compound in Peking that sheltered the various embassies and European business concerns of the foreigners in china, was protected by the US Marines.
Drawn by the Legendary John Severin, best known for his lavishly detailed artwork on EC Comics gritty Two Fisted Tales war comics in the fifties.

Also contains a bonus story. "Stickup." July 22, 1932, Union Station in Washington, DC. A crime wave raced across America in the 1930's. Not even the Marines were safe! The USMC takes on organized crime as the Collins Gang attempts to hijack a military payroll and a Marine is taken hostage.



SEMPER FI COMIC BOOK MARINE CORPS PEACEKEEPERS BEIRUT!

COLLECTORS ITEM issue of the fantastic comic book series featuring the United States Marine Corps in the Beirut, Lebanon during 1983, and the against the chinese forces in 1952.

Since the birth of the Marine Corps on November 10, 1775 the Whittier Family has served their corps and country, This is their story.

"Oct 18, 1983. First Lieutenant Andrew Whittier trained hard for war, but as a replacement for a slain officer of the 24th MAU, he finds it difficult to cope with the realities of Beirut, Lebanon."

Also features a second story..."Dec 1952. In an effort to gain a propaganda and tactical advantage during the peace negotiations at Panmunjom, massive chinese forces assault assault marine outposts whenever the chance of an easy vicotry looms. Sgt. Ron Gimbel, weary of war, tries to hold the line."
Drawn by Andy Kubert (son of Joe Kubert) and the Legendary John Severin, best known for his lavishly detailed artwork on EC Comics gritty Two Fisted Tales war comics in the fifties,

GARTH ENNIS: BATTLEFIELDS THE NIGHT WITCHES - FEMALE SOVIET WW2 BOMBER SQUADRON #1 COMIC BOOK RUSSIAN

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BATTLEFIELDS: THE NIGHT WITCHES #1 COMIC BOOK

OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM FEATURING A FEMALE SOVIET BOMBER SQUADRON DURING WORLD WAR 2.

Based on the real WW2 Soviet female combat pilots! The Night Witches (Nachthexen in German, Ночные ведьмы in Russian) was the nickname the Germans gave to the World War II Soviet Air Forces Night Bomber Regiment, a women-only combat regiment

THIS ITEM WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY SHOPS AND CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLET.

Garth Ennis is probably best known for his hard-hitting but historically accurate and empathetic War Stories, fictionalising the heroics of War without shying too far away from the immense destructive force of modern warfare.

Product Description
From the acclaimed writer of the hit series PREACHER, these are the finest war comics ever to see print in the modern age.

Late summer, 1942. As the German army smashes deep into Soviet Russia and the defenders of the Motherland retreat in disarray, a new bomber squadron arrives at a Russian forward airbase. Its crews will fly flimsy wooden biplanes on lethal night missions over German lines, risking fiery death as they fling themselves against the invader- but for these pilots, the consequences of capture will be even worse. For the pilots of the 599th Night Bomber Regiment are women. In the deadly skies of the Eastern front, they will become a legend- known, to friend and foe alike, as the Night Witches.



Ennis’s enthusiasm for the genre and respect for his subject matter shines through, leaving the reader with stories of 20th century warfare that are unlikely to leave them when the book is closed.

THE 'NAM #1 MAGAZINE VINTAGE MARVEL VIETNAM WAR

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THE 'NAM #1 MAGAZINE!
The story begins in this issue. Hard to find COLLECTOR'S ITEM!

LARGE FORMAT BLACK AND WHITE MAGAZINE. RARE AND OUT OF PRINT.

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. It was written by Doug Murray, illustrated by Michael Golden, edited by Larry Hama and 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 a fictional soldier, Private First Class Edward Marks (but sometimes following other characters), as he experiences 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,"


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Produced by Marvel Comics, the publishers of SPIDERMAN, THE HULK, THE X-MEN, IRON MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA and DAREDEVIL!

GARTH ENNIS: WAR STORY WORLD WAR 2 NAZI GERMAN TIGER TANK

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WAR STORY GRAPHIC NOVEL: JOHANN'S TIGER

OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM FEATURING GERMAN SOLDIERS AND THEIR TIGER TANK.

In the final days of World War Two the commander of a Tiger tank tries to save his men by convincing them to desert so they may surrender to the Americans before they are killed fighting the Soviets.

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From the acclaimed writer of the hit series PREACHER, these are the finest war comics ever to see print in the modern age. This volume showcases a tale of German Nazis towards the end of the war.

Germany, April 1945. Johann Kleist commands a German tank crew that has realized that their homeland is fighting a war it can no longer win, and they decide they don't want a part of it anymore. They leave their assigned battlefield, seeking out Americans, given their reputation for civility. The crew of Big Max, the tank Kleist commands, runs from Russians and their own people, but Kleist himself is running from himself.

THIS ITEM WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY SHOPS AND CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLET.

PUBLISHED BY DC COMICS IN 2001.

Garth Ennis is probably best known for his hard-hitting but historically accurate and empathetic War Stories, fictionalising the heroics of War without shying too far away from the immense destructive force of modern warfare.


In WAR STORY: JOHANN'S TIGER, we follow an unlikely lead character, a German soldier named Johann Kleist. He has four hopeless types under his command, and a Tiger tank nicknamed "Big Max." It is early April 1945, and the war will be over soon. The Russians are beating the Germans back with relentless ferocity, and the Nazis are tired and demoralized. Kleist and the men who man "Big Max" have made the decision to be realistic, quit the war, and go find some Americans to accept their surrender. Kleist will hand over his men, but for himself he has other plans. Unfortunately, those plans may go horribly awry, and one last battle will determine the fate of the crew of the panzer known as "Big Max."

All these decades later, the Nazis remain one of humanity's most potent examples of pure evil. Even in our politically correct times - when we are cautioned to remember that in every group there are always those who questioned or disagreed with the policies of their government - it is sometimes difficult to separate the individuals from the mass of monsters. It's a brave writer who tries to find the humanity in evil, and here we have a story that focuses not on familiar American heroes, but on German soldiers who only want the war to be over. They may be indeed be evil or merely ignorant, but they are also human. Through his internal narrative monologue, Kleist invites us to understand that he was committed to his duty but not Hitler's ideals, until the day that he realized what he had become and the guilt enveloped his soul. Kleist is a haunted man who has committed atrocities for which there is no better punishment than the "endless torment" known as living.


Writer(s):
Garth Ennis

Penciller(s):
Chris Weston

Inker(s):
Gary Erskine

Colorist(s):
Heroic Age
Pamela Rambo

Letterer(s):
Clem Robins

Editor(s):
Antony J L Bedard - 'Tony'
Will Dennis

Cover Artist(s):
John Van Fleet