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Issue: America at War: The Best of DC War Comics #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1979
 
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Publisher: FlagSimon and Schuster
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Indicia Publisher: Simon and Schuster
On Sale Date: 07/09/1979
Volume:
Pages: 264
ISBN: 0671249533
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $13.95 USD
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Content Items: 35 (19 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number TX0000465996.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover and interior
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Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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[untitled]

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Genres: war
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America at War: The Best of DC War Comics

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Special Acknowledgements

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Contents

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Author's Note

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Introduction

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Boy Commandos #4 Fall 1943

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Genres: childrens, war
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Disclose Notes: Introduction to the 1940's section. On this cover reproduction, the original brand emblem, "A Superman DC Publication," has been replaced with a later one: "Superman DC National Comics."
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The Origin of Blackhawk

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Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Ann (Red Cross nurse, unidentified by name in this story, named in issue #3); one unnamed captured soldier; Captain von Kreck (Nazi villain, introduction, presumably killed); Nazis (villains, many die)
Synopsis: Warsaw, Poland 1939. The Nazis are massing to rout the Polish Air Force, the only obstacle to their victory over Poland, and are being led by the Nazi commander, Captain von Tepp. However, in his attack, the brother and sister of a lone survivor are killed, and this survivor, later to become The Blackhawk, vows to hunt down von Tepp and make him pay personally for their deaths.
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Pages: 11
Job Number: N-741
Disclose Notes: A minimum of 8 Blackhawks, including Blackhawk himself, are depicted. Baker, a Cockney Englishman, is the only one named. Based on later revelations of the team's early membership, the 6 unidentified members likely include Andre, Hendrickson, Olaf, Stanislaus, Zeg, Chuck, and/or Boris. Based on his physical appearance, the prisoner referred to as "Blackhawk's man", seen on page 5 panel 4 between the Red Cross nurse and Captain Von Tepp, could be Andre or Zeg. Based on his physical appearance, the man struck in the head by a rock, seen on page 6 panel 9, could be Stanislaus, Olaf, or Boris.
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Experimental Mission

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Genres: aviation
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The Romance of Rip Carter

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Genres: childrens, war
Character(s): Captain Groggins; Sgt. Hooker; Lieutenant Nevil; Carlo Ravissi; Augustino; Rigo
Synopsis: The Boy Commandos fail in their mission to blow up a railway tunnel, but the plane that was carrying them manages to destroy the tunnel without any crew aboard.
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Clark Kent Tries to Join the Army

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Reprint Notes: from Superman dailies (McClure Syndicate, 1939 series) 1942.02.16 - 1942.02.19
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Disclose Notes: In this volume, the artwork is credited to Joe Shuster and Jack Burnley. The original year of publication is listed as 1943 in the Contents, in error; correction to 1942 and strip dates provided by Bob Hughes.
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I Sustain the Wings!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Larry Thomas; Mary
Synopsis: In response to a rival newspaper article claiming that the Training Aviation Cadets program at Yale University, whose purpose is to train new officers, is much too soft and lenient, Clark offers to join as a Cadet and get first hand information for the Planet.
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Pages: 12
Job Number: S-1208
Disclose Notes: In this volume, pencils are credited to Joe Shuster. Inks are uncredited.
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G.I. Combat #54 Nov 1957

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Disclose Notes: Introduction to the 1950's section.
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Push-Button War!

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Genres: war
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The Rock and the Wall!

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Genres: war
Character(s): Easy Company [Joe Wall]
Synopsis: Joe Wall, the "Wall" of Easy learns that walls may fall but Rocks do not.
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Pages: 10.67
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Our Fighting Forces #49 September 1959

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Blind Gunner!

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T.N.T. Spotlight!

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Synopsis: US Rangers off-shore need a diversion to make a landing. The signal goes out to Mlle. Marie. But a brutal Nazi named General Von Ekt is determined to trap her. Marie outwits Nazis by hiding in a rowboat mid-river, shooting grenades out of the air, staging fake roadblocks to rescue prisoners. Von Ekt publicly challenges Marie to wreck a tank-supply train - at the same time the Rangers want to land. She takes the bait and is caught, but escapes with a tear gas belt that also explodes ammo and wrecks the train. The Rangers land, and Marie is safe.
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Our Army at War #112 Nov 1961

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Genres: war
Character(s): Easy Company [Archie; Junior; Nick; Sunny; Wee Willie; Zack]
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Introducing -- the Haunted Tank!

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Genres: fantasy, war
Synopsis: The Haunted Tank takes on several German Tiger tanks in a small town, managing to destroy them even though the little Stuart tank is outclassed.
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Pages: 18
Job Number: K-299
Disclose Notes: Reprint of the first Haunted Tank story.

Arch, Rick, and Slim are referred to as the Halcey cousins in this story only.
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Killer of the Skies!

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Genres: war
Character(s): The Hunter (Canadian ace)
Synopsis: The Enemy Ace faces off against The Hunter, a Canadian Ace, over No-Man's Land.
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What's the Color of Your Blood?

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Character(s): "Storm Trooper" Uhlan
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The Killing Ground!

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Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Lt. Blake; Frye
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Our Fighting Forces #102 Aug 1966

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Cold Steel for a Hot War!

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Character(s): Chan; Lu Lin
Synopsis: While searching for his missing brother, Captain Hunter must lead a group of young refugee children against the Viet Cong soldiers who killed their parents.
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Army at War #1

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Disclose Notes: Introduction to the 1970's section. On this cover reproduction, the barcode box is blank, and the original job number (C-801) is absent.
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The Glory Boys!

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Job Number: K-613
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Our Army at War #233 June 1971

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Character(s): Easy Company [Johnny Doe]
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Job Number: K-601
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Head-Count

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Genres: war
Character(s): Easy Company [Johnny Doe (introduction, death)]
Synopsis: Easy Company gets a new recruit named Johnny Doe, who is determined to make a name for himself by killing Nazis, regardless of the risk to civilians.
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Job Number: K-578
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Kamikaze

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Genres: war
Character(s): Tatsuno Sakigawa
Synopsis: Tatsuno Sakigawa flies his plane on a Kamikaze attack against US forces at Okinawa.
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Job Number: K-633
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Star Spangled War Stories #183 Nov-Dec 1974

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Job Number: J-3716
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8,000 to One

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Genres: war
Synopsis: The Unknown Soldier is forced to kill an innocent collaborator to save 8,000 others.
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Job Number: J-3667
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The Pool...

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Genres: horror, science fiction, war
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Job Number: J-3892
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DC War Comics Bibliography

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Index to DC's 1950s Frontier War Comics

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