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. 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. It was published from septemberoctober 1971 to june 1983. The title was an anthology series that told war related stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense. Weird war tales comics, rare weird war tales comic books, joe. Weird war tales comics, rare weird war tales comic books.
We have 5 books to download or read online the latest is ghostly weird stories 123. 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. Weird war tales was a war comic book title with supernatural. Originally published in single magazine form in weird war tales 121, 1971, 1972, 1973 dc comics. Changes in the comics code authority made the use of horror elements possible. The stories cover all regions of conflict in wwii, including the western front, the eastern front, north africa and the. Encyclopedia of weird war stories download ebook pdf. 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. Weird war 2 is a collection of strange stories about the nazi party and the war the nazis brought about.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every. Each issue had a framing page featuring death as a skeletal figure wearing a soldiers garb from a different era. Weird war tales was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by dc comics. Weird war tales 48 wow i actually have a copy of this very issue. 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. 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. Weird war tales 1971 comic read weird war tales 1971. Dorr is a respected author of military affairs and foreign policy with over 70 books to his. Dc quickly took advantage of that new freedom to introduce weird war tales later that year. 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. Fictional war narratives often employ haunted battlefields, supersoldiers, time travel, the undead and other imaginative elements of science fiction and fantasy.
War stories comic read war stories comic online in high quality. Welcome to the main page of our massive public domain comic book archive. The majority of our books belong to what has been termed the golden age of comics. Apr 8, 2019 weird war tales was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by dc comics which ran from september 1971 to june 1983. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and.
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. 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. Weird war tales comic book pride of the master race, 33 by jack oleck and jess jodloman. Its four years of combat and chaos killed 750,000 soldiers, abolished slavery, and shaped the fate of the entire nation. 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. Most are aimed at being at least slightly weird, and it does reinforce the saying that truth is stranger than fiction. 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. The haunted tank is a comic book feature that appeared in the dc comics anthology war title g. Categories explore themes of mythology, science fiction, alternative history, superheroes and weird war. Giantsize issue reprinting stories form issue 3 and 4. Get the best deals on weird war tales 1 when you shop the largest online. It was an anthology series that told war stories with horror, mystery, fantasy and science fiction elements.
Haunted tank was created by writer and editor robert kanigher and artist russ heath in g. Reef of no return, script by bob haney, art by mort drucker. Rocks battle stations, script by joe kubert, art by sam glanzman. 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 face of a fighter, script by bill finger, pencils by ross andru, inks by mike esposito. 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. See more ideas about weird, war comics and horror comics. Lansdale who is perhaps best known for his tales of the weird west, a genre mixing splatterpunk with alternate history western. Weird war tales download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The wartime setting adds tension to these eerie scenes, giving them added effect. The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. 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. Each issue was hosted by death, usually depicted as a skeleton dressed in a different military uniform each issue. The whole murderthon started when a mysterious midwife moved into the village in 1911.
Click download or read online button to get encyclopedia of weird war stories book now. The soviet union would still ultimately fall apart, but china would step up in its place. 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. Encyclopedia of weird war stories download ebook pdf, epub. 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. 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. Read weird war tales 1971 comic online free and high quality. Comics weird war sgt rock star spangled war stories. Weird war tales comic book pride of the master race, 33.
This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. All books are bagged and boarded for protection and mailed in either a gemini mailer or uline box for proper protection. Paul green fictional war narratives often employ haunted battlefields, supersoldiers, time travel, the undead and other imaginative elements of science fiction and fantasy. 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. Weird war tales debuted in september 1971 and lasted 124 issues until june of 1983. 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 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. War stories comic read war stories comic online in high. It also gave the world a number of strange secrets and intriguing mysteries.
Garth ennis war stories find a new home at avatar with the launch of this ongoing monthly. Get the best deals on bronze age war comics when you shop the. 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. And when the lonely wives husbands returned home from war, it was also midwife fuzekas who suggested they poison the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. A look at dcs weird war marvel mysteries and comics. The most interesting time travel stories in comics. It was an anthology of supernatural stories set during a war. The stories range from an odd dejavu experience to encounters with the supernatural. Comic book artwork, classic comic books, war comics. Weird war tales was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by dc comics which ran from september 1971 to june 1983. Early marvel superhero books incorporated continuing subplots to create supersoap operas, and dc naturally followed suit. These are the lighter, unexpected, eccentric moments, enlivened with odd facts and unusual stories, that make up the new iwm book weird war two. Pulling tales from real conflicts throughout modern history, this series is where a master storyteller brings the horrors of war to life in comics.
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