Saturday, December 10, 2011

All-Out War #1

I love cheesy comics, and the late 1970's war comics don't disappoint. This "giant battle" issue features the origin of The Viking Commando. Lost in time from another ancient battlefield, he will not go to Valhalla until the Huns have been vanquished. A neat story with plenty of action.
There's also a Haunted Tank story where they help an air force group by the name of the Black Eagles. I'm not sure if it's possible for a tank to take out an airplane, but it happens twice in this story. I also think the Black Eagles went on to appear in other issues as well.
The third story stars Gunner, Sarge and Pooch the 4-legged marine. Thanks to Pooch they manage to stop a sniper, a tank and rescue a tv crew all in one story. Awesome!
Story number four is a short one telling about a soldier who redeems himself in the eyes of his sergeant, with a bit of a twist at the end.
Finally a fifth story featuring the Fighting Three. A group of three guerrilla fighters from three different countries. Kind of an espionage/spy/sneak attack story. It could have been stretched out a little more, but space was limited by the amount of stories in the book.
Joe Kubert did the cover as well. I like the Viking Commando hacking his way out of the page. If I ever meet Joe again, i'm bringing this issue to get signed.


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