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The bird of death script by john albano, art by alfredo alcala. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers. Weird war tales 32 with images comics, classic comic. This is the case with darwyn cookes lighthearted assault through flanders fields. Day after doomsday script by len wein, art by rich buckler. Each issue had a framing page featuring death as a skeletal figure wearing a soldiers garb from a different era. Ghost ship of two wars, script by robert kanigher, art by irv novick. Weird war tales was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by dc comics.

Find the value of the dc comic weird war tales volume 1. Weird war tales 32 marvel comics superheroes sci fi comics war comics horror comics fantasy comics comic books for sale dc comic books best book covers comic book covers more information. It was an anthology series that told war stories with horror, mystery, fantasy and science fiction elements. Weird war tales war comics, comic books, comic books art. Comic book haul weird war tales and others ep 36 youtube. Weird tales weird tales is an american fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine published bimonthly by nth dimension media. Lovecraft, seabury quinn, and clark ashton smith, all of whom would go on to be popular writers, but within a year the magazine was in. Weird war tales comics, rare weird war tales comic books. Changes in the comics code authority made the use of horror elements possible. Unfortunately, some anthologybased stories simply leave you wanting more. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.

Otherwise, the comic is identical to ordinary copies. Weird war tales dc comics amerikaanse comics comic books. This is basically a tales from the crypt style horror collection, but the stories all deal with war in some form, be it modern wars or ancient ones. Reef of no return, script by bob haney, art by mort drucker. Weird war tales 1971 comic read weird war tales 1971. It ran from march 1923 and september 1954 for 279 issues the magazine was set up in chicago by j. War stories turn creepy as soldiers battle ghostly foes, haunted weapons and much more. Art by joe kubert, carmine infantino, russ heath and others. For our premiere auction events, invoices are processed the next business day. Weird war tales comic click here to see additional images to assess conditioncomic comes with comic bag and board. 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. If this is a regular missing issue, please use the.

Weird war tales download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. 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. We will always do our best to combine shipping the more you buy the cheaper it will be and we pack in boxes and bubblewrap no exceptions. Vampires, ghouls, werewolves and other supernatural subjects were now allowed and dc were taking advantage with horrormystery titles such as house of mystery, house of secrets and witching hour so weird war. Dc back to weird war tales 19711983 volume 1 usa 35 owned. It was published from septemberoctober 1971 to june 1983. All books are bagged and boarded for protection and mailed in either a. A cover gallery for the comic book weird war tales. War stories turn creepy as soldiers battle ghostly foes, haunted weapons and much. No info is available as to how many copies of this issue or other may coverdated issues contained the survey. Regular readers of this blog will have heard me say this before, but it bears repeating sometimes, i just have no idea why my younger self chose to buy a particular comic book fifty years ago. Click download or read online button to get weird war tales book now.

Weird war tales was the first dc comic to employ the sobriquet, and as you. Weird war tales 48 wow i actually have a copy of this very issue. Weird war tales was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by dc comics which ran from september 1971 to june 1983. Letters from larry schultz, robert charles, frederick r. Dc quickly took advantage of that new freedom to introduce weird war tales later that year.

Weird war tales was launched by dc in 1971 under editor joe kubert to exploit the relaxation of the comics code. Weird war tales attack of the 50 year old comic books. The devil is a souvenir hunter, script by robert kanigher, art by frank redondo. Stories written by robert kanigher, len wein, marv wolfman and others. The wartime setting adds tension to these eerie scenes, giving them added effect.

Vampires, ghouls, werewolves and other supernatural subjects were now allowed and dc were taking advantage with horrormystery titles such as house of mystery, house of secrets and witching hour so weird war tales was an attempt to present war stories with a. This page contains a list of all the comics included in weird war tales vol 1. Comic haul show and tell of some weird war tales issues and other books. Comic book artwork, classic comic books, war comics. Joe kuberts art in this volume initially grabbed my interest, but what i didnt expect was the amazing work by lesser known artists like gerry talaoc. Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. War was never stranger than in the pages of weird war tales. Values of weird war tales free comic book price guide. 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.

Apr 17, 2015 weird war tales was launched by dc in 1971 under editor joe kubert to exploit the relaxation of the comics code. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Produced by a whos who of war comic greats, including series editor joe kubert, writer robert kanigher, and artists alex toth and russ heath, the series 124issue run also introduced readers to. Dc comic books vintage comic books vintage comics comic book artists comic book covers comic artist joe kubert fantasy comics fantasy art weird war tales vol 1 6 1st story no title. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. 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. The title was an anthology series that told war related stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense. Read weird war tales 1971 comic online free and high quality. 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. The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

Some of the stories are supernatural, some are ironic, and some are just the title says, weird. 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. For our saturday comic auction events, invoices are processed on mondays, unless that monday is a recognized holiday, then invoices would be processed and sent out that tuesday instead. Henneberger, an exjournalist with a taste for the macabre. Weird war tales comics, rare weird war tales comic books, joe. The first editor, edwin baird, printed early work by h. The first issue, dated march 1923, appeared on newsstands february 18.

Awesome collection of the first 21 issues of the bronze age dc series weird war tales. Weird war tales makes a strong case for what an anthology comic book should be like. Weird war tales issue number 60 publisher dc comics genre war grade 8. The artwork by alfredo alcala in the opening story is also a worthy treat for the eyes. Bryant, david dennis, jerry perla, and sean omichael.