(1978)

Modern [1970s], 1978 Series
 
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Modern Promotions
Brand
Modern Comics
Editing
Sal Gentile (original editor); ? (reprint editor)

Issue Notes

Exact reprint of Charlton issue #36 except for newer ads and different cover copy (Modern Comics logo, 35c cover price). Also, this reprint omits the 2-page story "A Course in Murder".

Life and Death on the Forward Perimeter! (Table of Contents)

Iron Corporal / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sam Glanzman (signed)
Inks
Sam Glanzman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
war
Characters
Iron Corporal
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from index of original issue.

Cover Thumbnail for Army War Heroes (Modern [1970s], 1978 series) #36
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Life and Death on the Forward Perimeter (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Corporal / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Willi Franz
Pencils
Sam Glanzman [as S. J. G.]
Inks
Sam Glanzman [as S. J. G.]
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Job Number
C-563
Genre
war
Characters
Iron Corporal; Private Richie
Synopsis
The Corporal believes that a woman will be the death of his friend Private Richie, and later, when Richie is shot by the enemy, it turns out that it was by a Japanese woman combatant.
Reprints
Keywords
World War II

Hitler's Scourge (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
A-5353
Genre
non-fiction; military
Synopsis
History of the use of the German "Stuka" bomber in WW II.
Reprints
Keywords
World War II

The Rice Soldiers (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war
Reprints

This Modern War (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
C-376
Genre
non-fiction; military
Synopsis
Despite difficult conditions in Vietnam, American soldiers will do everything they can.
Reprints
Keywords
Vietnam

The Brave Go First (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
C-25
Genre
war
Synopsis
Briggs has a desk job during the European campaign but Captain Cardley enlists him for a stealth mission because he knows the German language.
Reprints
Keywords
World War II
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Life and Death on the Forward Perimeter!
    Iron Corporal
  2. 1. Life and Death on the Forward Perimeter
    Iron Corporal
  3. 2. Hitler's Scourge
  4. 3. The Rice Soldiers
  5. 4. This Modern War
  6. 5. The Brave Go First
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
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