The origins of war comics can be traced back to the age of superheroes.
During World War II the masked men turned their attention to defeating Hitler and
the Nazi hordes. At the end of the war public interest in superheroes waned,
but this led to comics that devoted themselves solely to war stories.
More titles appeared, especially during the Korean War. The modern war comic was born.
One of the major publishers of war comics was Charlton with such titles as
Battlefield Action and their Fightin' series. Also
worthy of mention is Quality's Blackhawk. Apart from his own title, he appears in
Miltary comics, Modern comics and many other of their books. Another star is G.I. Joe
brought to us by Ziff Davis, always with a smile on his face and a flower in his helmet.
For a bit of light relief check out the glamorous
Canteen Kate, whose own title sadly only ran for 3 issues.
We have 163 titles and 2,833 issues in our 'War / Armed Forces Category' for you to enjoy.
War / Armed Forces Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| Military Comics |
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| Available: | 55 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 43 |
| From: | Aug 1941 |
| To: | Oct 1945 |
| Seq: | 1 - 43 |
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| Publisher: | Quality |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces | Aviation |
| Description: | MILITARY COMICS (Quality) 1941 Series.
No. 1, Aug 1941 - no. 43, Oct 1945
Continues as MODERN COMICS (Quality) 1945 Series.
Note: established by Will Eisner, an anthology featuring Reed Crandall's Blackhawk and Bill Ward's Torchy. |
| Navy Task Force |
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| Available: | 5 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | Dec 1954 |
| To: | Apr 1956 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Publisher: | Stanley Morse (Key) |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces | Water / Boats |
| Description: | (1954 series)
December 1954 - April 1956
Issues: 7 (#1-6, 8)
Notes: #7 does not exist. #1 can easily be mistaken for #7, due to the poor printing quality of the indicia, but can be identified as #1 by the December 1954 date.
Artists on this title include ... |
| Navy War Heroes |
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| Available: | 8 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | Jan 1964 |
| To: | Apr 1965 |
| Seq: | 1 - 7 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| Never Again |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 2 |
| From: | Aug 1955 |
| To: | Jul 1956 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| RAF Aces |
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| Section: | Pulp Magazines |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces | Aviation |
| Description: | R.A.F. Aces was a quarterly pulp magazine published by Better Publications Inc. based in New York, USA.
Basically one of a number of wartime propaganda magazines published in the USA to boost morale, it featured thrilling stories of Air Aces defeating the Nazi ... |
| The Sad Sack |
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| Available: | 3 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| From: | Jun 1946 |
| To: | Sep 1946 |
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| Categories: | Humor | War / Armed Forces |
| Description: | The Sad Sack a comic strip and comic book character was created by Sgt. George Baker during World War II. Set in the United States Army, Sad Sack depicted an unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. The title ... |
| Soldier Comics |
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| Available: | 11 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 11 |
| From: | Jan 1952 |
| To: | Sep 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 11 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| Supreme Feature Comic |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 33 |
| From: | 1944 |
| Seq: | 1 - 33 |
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| Section: | Australian & New Zealand Comics |
| Categories: | Adventure | Mixed Bag | War / Armed Forces | Aviation |
| Description: | Supreme Feature Comic is considered to be the longest running original New Zealand comic with 33 known issues in existence. Artists are not credited although the bulk of the comic is the work of Harry (Henry) William Bennett, an Australian cartoonist. Bennett ... |
| Tell It to the Marines |
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| Available: | 14 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 15 |
| From: | Mar 1952 |
| To: | 1955 |
| Seq: | 1 - 15 |
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| Publisher: | Toby/Minoan |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| Description: | (1952 Series)
Issues published:
1-15 |
| This Is War |
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| Available: | 5 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 5 |
| From: | Jul 1952 |
| To: | May 1953 |
| Seq: | 5 - 9 |
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| Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| Description: | July 1952 - May 1953
Issues: 5 (#5-9)
Artists on this title include Alex Toth |
| The United States Marines |
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| Available: | 11 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 8 |
| From: | 1943 |
| To: | 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| Description: | Artists on this title include Mart Baily, Creig Flessel, Ray McGill, Ogden Whitney, Clem Gretter, Wood Cowan, Henry Kiefer, Tony DiPreta, Charles M. Quinlan, Frank Bolle and Bob Powell. |
| War and Attack |
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| Available: | 12 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 10 |
| From: | Jun 1966 |
| To: | Dec 1967 |
| Seq: | 54 - 63 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| War Battles |
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| Available: | 12 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 9 |
| From: | Feb 1952 |
| To: | Dec 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 9 |
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| Publisher: | Harvey Comics |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| Description: | (1952 series)
February 1952 - December 1953
Issues: #1-9
Artists on this title include Lee Elias, Bob Powell & Jack Sparling |
| War Birds |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 3 |
| From: | 1952 |
| To: | 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 3 |
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| Publisher: | Fiction House |
| Categories: | Aviation | War / Armed Forces |
| Description: | WAR BIRDS (Fiction House) 1952 Series,
No. 1, 1952 - no. 3, Winter 1952-3. |
| War Comics |
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| Available: | 13 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 21 |
| From: | 1940 |
| To: | 1943 |
| Seq: | 1 - 21 |
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| Publisher: | Gerald G. Swan |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| Description: | Weekly? title which ran from 1940 - 1943 comprising of 20 issues plus specials, after which it amalgamated with Kiddy Fun - shurely shome mishtake? |
| War Comics |
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| Available: | 5 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 4 |
| From: | 1940 |
| To: | 1941 |
| Seq: | 1 - 4 |
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| Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
| Description: | War Comics
(1940-1941)
Issues published: 1-4
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Tracking: becomes WAR STORIES |
| War Fury |
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| Available: | 4 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 4 |
| From: | Sep 1952 |
| To: | Mar 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 4 |
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| Publisher: | Comic Media |
| Categories: | War / Armed Forces |
