A look at dcs weird war marvel mysteries and comics. The face of a fighter, script by bill finger, pencils by ross andru, inks by mike esposito. Dorr is a respected author of military affairs and foreign policy with over 70 books to his. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every. With the comics code authority relaxing its decades long stance on censoring the use of monsters and the undead in mainstream comics, dc placed an emphasis on the horror of combat with weird war. Pulling tales from real conflicts throughout modern history, this series is where a master storyteller brings the horrors of war to life in comics. Weird war tales comic book pride of the master race, 33. Weird war tales download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. New look coming for worldwide comics in early january we will launch a new look for our website with improved search functions, a want list capability for clients and a new color scheme with design on the site. Continued in weird war tales 1997 series weird war tales comic books is an anthology series that told war related stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense. Get the best deals on bronze age war comics when you shop the largest online selection at.
Weird war tales was the first dc comic to employ the sobriquet, and as you can see from the cover to the first issue, weird was emphasized. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and. Weird war tales was one of those books i completely ignored at the time, but have since found out that it was actually a bit of a secret box of goodies. Early marvel superhero books incorporated continuing subplots to create supersoap operas, and dc naturally followed suit. Weird war tales comics, rare weird war tales comic books, joe. But sometimes the most intriguing stories take place behind the scenes in the lives of the men. Weird war tales was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by dc comics. Weird war tales 1971 comic read weird war tales 1971. This began primarily with newspaper reprints and then went up, up and away with the introduction of superman. The only genre missing was weird romance, although that title might have raised the ire of the comics code it would have made for some interesting stories, though. The wartime setting adds tension to these eerie scenes, giving them added effect. Encyclopedia of weird war stories download ebook pdf. Weird war tales was a war comic book title with supernatural.
And when the lonely wives husbands returned home from war, it was also midwife fuzekas who suggested they poison the. Changes in the comics code authority made the use of horror elements possible. Comic book artwork, classic comic books, war comics. The feature centers on the ghost of 19thcentury confederate general j. Weird west is a subgenre that combines elements of the western with another genre, usually horror, occult, fantasy, or science fiction dcs weird western tales appeared in the early 1970s and the weird western was further popularized by joe r. These are the lighter, unexpected, eccentric moments, enlivened with odd facts and unusual stories, that make up the new iwm book weird war two.
Most are aimed at being at least slightly weird, and it does reinforce the saying that truth is stranger than fiction. As opposed to a great deal of the output from lower tier dc mystery mags like, say, the unexpected that seemed to just rotate the same few plots butterfly collector is killed by giant butterfly, egyptian tomb robber is killed by. Giantsize issue reprinting stories form issue 3 and 4. This encyclopedia catalogs appearances of the strange and the supernatural found in the war stories of film, television, novels, short stories, pulp fiction, comic books and video and roleplaying games.
Green, who has worked as an artist for various films and is the author of books about television and film history, compiles a listing of weird war stories appearing in film, television, novels, short stories, pulp fiction, comic books, animation, and video and roleplaying games. Even world war ii had its weird side atlas obscura. From a comic telling the adventures of an amputee woman to another one featuring aliens against the leather nun, meet ten of the most rare comic books ever. Weird war tales was an anthology series that told war related stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense we offer weird war tales comic book collectors high quality vintage and very rare comics from the silver, bronze and modern age. Lansdale who is perhaps best known for his tales of the weird west, a genre mixing splatterpunk with alternate history western. Each issue was hosted by death, usually depicted as a skeleton dressed in a different military uniform each issue. Weird war tales was an anthology series that told war related stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense we offer weird war tales comic book. Categories explore themes of mythology, science fiction, alternative history, superheroes and weird war. Paul green fictional war narratives often employ haunted battlefields, supersoldiers, time travel, the undead and other imaginative elements of science fiction and fantasy. Peculiar weird war 2 is a collection of totally disparate facts from world war ii that range from horrific to humorous, and from recognisable to strange.
Jun 01, 2017 these are the lighter, unexpected, eccentric moments, enlivened with odd facts and unusual stories, that make up the new iwm book weird war two. It was an anthology of supernatural stories set during a war. The most interesting time travel stories in comics. Weird war tales debuted in september 1971 and lasted 124 issues until june of 1983. In its 124issue run, weird war tales featured many of comicdoms finest artists, including terry austin, keith giffen, walt simonson, steve ditko, and neal adams.
The stories cover all regions of conflict in wwii, including the western front, the eastern front, north africa and the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Despite fallout and the great war that is central to its narrative happening in the future, it still qualifies as a weird historical war in that the cold war between america and the soviet union never ended in the series backstory. It was an anthology series that told war stories with horror, mystery, fantasy and science fiction elements. Comics weird war sgt rock star spangled war stories. All books are bagged and boarded for protection and mailed in either a gemini mailer or uline box for proper protection. Click download or read online button to get encyclopedia of weird war stories book now.
Today, even as the individual issue with 20 story pages still dominates as the standard comic book format, many readers wait for collected editions. The haunted tank is a comic book feature that appeared in the dc comics anthology war title g. When the lonely wives of nagyrev got pregnant with their lovers allied spawn, it was midwife fuzekas who put the kibosh on the pregnancies. Weird war tales was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by dc comics which ran from september 1971 to june 1983. It also gave the world a number of strange secrets and intriguing mysteries. Welcome to the main page of our massive public domain comic book archive. Garth ennis war stories find a new home at avatar with the launch of this ongoing monthly. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Rocks battle stations, script by joe kubert, art by sam glanzman. The soviet union would still ultimately fall apart, but china would step up in its place. Read weird war tales 1971 comic online free and high quality. War stories comic read war stories comic online in high quality.
Its four years of combat and chaos killed 750,000 soldiers, abolished slavery, and shaped the fate of the entire nation. This book is from the newly found richmond oneowner superhighgrade collection and comes with a. The stories range from an odd dejavu experience to encounters with the supernatural. Weird war tales comics, rare weird war tales comic books. Nov 23, 2012 military adventures featuring sergeant fury marvel comics and sergeant rock dc comics eventually shared rack space with weird war, a title with paranormal overtones that managed to hold its own against the more established offerings, delighting and terrifying readers with tales of hapless soldiers confronting ghosts, zombies and sinister. Each issue had a framing page featuring death as a skeletal figure wearing a soldiers garb from a different era. Dc quickly took advantage of that new freedom to introduce weird war tales later that year. We have 5 books to download or read online the latest is ghostly weird stories 123. Weird war tales comic book pride of the master race, 33 by jack oleck and jess jodloman.
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Originally published in single magazine form in weird war tales 121, 1971, 1972, 1973 dc comics. Ghostly weird stories star publications comic book plus. See more ideas about weird, war comics and horror comics. The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. Reef of no return, script by bob haney, art by mort drucker. Get the best deals on bronze age war comics when you shop the. Weird war 2 is a collection of strange stories about the nazi party and the war the nazis brought about. This encyclopedia catalogs appearances of the strange and the supernatural found in the war stories of film, television, novels, short stories, pulp fiction, comic books and video and. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The title was an anthology series that told war related stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense. As opposed to a great deal of the output from lower tier dc mystery mags like, say, the unexpected that seemed to just rotate the same few plots butterfly collector is killed by giant butterfly, egyptian tomb robber is killed by mummy. It was published from septemberoctober 1971 to june 1983. Weird war tales 48 wow i actually have a copy of this very issue. The majority of our books belong to what has been termed the golden age of comics. The american civil war 18611865 is one of the most important events in the history of the united states. Fictional war narratives often employ haunted battlefields, supersoldiers, time travel, the undead and other imaginative elements of science fiction and fantasy. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
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