Star Spangled War Stories
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Publisher | DC Comics |
Schedule | Monthly: #1–87, #167–179, #185–199 Bimonthly: #88–166, #180–184, #200–204 |
Format | Ongoing series |
Publication date | Vol. 1: August 1952–October 1952 Vol. 2: November 1952 – February–March 1977 Vol. 3: September 2014–May 2015 |
No. of issues | Vol. 1: 3 Vol. 2: 202 Vol. 3: 8 and a Star Spangled War Stories: Futures End one-shot |
Main character(s) | Mademoiselle Marie "The War that Time Forgot" the Enemy Ace the Unknown Soldier |
Editor(s) | List
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Star Spangled War Stories is the title of a comics anthology published by DC Comics that featured war-themed characters and stories. Among the features published in this series were writer-editor Robert Kanigher and artist Jerry Grandenetti's "Mademoiselle Marie", about a World War II French Resistance fighter, debuting in #84 (Aug. 1959); The War that Time Forgot featuring the Suicide Squad, the "Enemy Ace" and the "Unknown Soldier".
Publication history
Original series
Initially, Star Spangled War Stories was a retitling of
Star-Spangled War Stories ran for over 200 issues from 1952 to 1977. The series ended with issue #204. With #205, the numbering resumed under the title of The Unknown Soldier.[7][8]
The New 52
An ongoing series, Star Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie, set in the present-day New 52 DC Universe debuted in September 2014.[9][10] This series was canceled as of issue #8 (May 2015) which went on sale in March.[11][12]
Creators associated with Star Spangled War Stories
Writers who worked on Star-Spangled War Stories include Kanigher (its editor) and
Awards
The series won the 1969 Alley Award for "Best War Title".[13]
Collected editions
- America at War includes Star Spangled War Stories #87: "T.N.T. Spotlight" by ISBN 978-0671249533
- Showcase Presents: ISBN 978-1401212537
- DC Universe Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 1 includes Star Spangled War Stories #134: "The Killing Ground" by Robert Kanigher and Neal Adams and #144: "Death Takes No Holiday" by Kanigher, Adams, and ISBN 1401219179
- Showcase Presents: ISBN 978-1401217211
- Showcase Presents: The ISBN 978-1401210908
- The Art of Walter Simonson includes Star Spangled War Stories #170: "U. F. M." and Star Spangled War Stories #180: "Return" both by Gerry Boudreau and ISBN 0930289412
- Showcase Presents: The Unknown Soldier Vol. 2 collects "Unknown Soldier" stories from Star Spangled War Stories #191-204, 592 pages, July 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4081-X
References
- ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
Star Spangled Comics had brought adventure stories to the reading public since October 1941, but its name change to Star Spangled War Stories turned the focus of the title to war-themed characters and stories.
- ^ Star Spangled War Stories at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Star Spangled War Stories vol. 2 at the Grand Comics Database
- ISBN 978-1603602334.
- ^ McAvennie, Michael "1960s" in Dolan, p. 100: "What was most memorable about the initial installment of "The War that Time Forgot" by writer/editor Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru was that it was the first cross-genre story to blend war comics with science-fiction".
- ^ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p.140: "This war anthology series found its most recognizable face when Joe Kubert wrote, drew, and edited the first of a slew of...Unknown Soldier [stories]".
- ^ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 172: "Writer Bob Haney and artist Dick Ayers had no intention of terminating the Unknown Soldier...allowing DC to rename the [Star Spangled War Stories] series after the [character], starting with issue #205".
- ^ Unknown Soldier at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ "Star Spangled War Stories Featuring G. I. Zombie #1". DC Comics. July 23, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014.
- ^ Siegel, Lucas (March 20, 2014). "DC Announces Star Spangled War Stories Ongoing, New Harley SDCC One-Shot". Newsarama. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014.
The series will star 'G.I. Zombie', a character who fights for his country throughout war after war.
- ^ Star Spangled War Stories Featuring G. I. Zombie at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Kamen, Matt (December 16, 2014). "DC Comics cancels half its line from March 2015". Wired UK. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.
- ^ "1969 Alley Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016.
External links
- Star Spangled War Stories at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Star Spangled War Stories at Comicvine
- Star Spangled War Stories at Cover Browser
- Star Spangled War Stories and Star Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie at Mike's Amazing World of Comics