Weird War Tales
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Weird War Tales was a Twilight Zone type of war comic book title published by DC Comics which ran from September 1971 to June 1983.
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Background
The title was an anthology series that told war related stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense. Each issue was hosted by the personification of Death, usually dressed in a different military uniform each issue. Recurring characters began to appear late in the series run, notably the Creature Commandos, GI Robot, and the return of The War That Time Forgot (which originally ran in Star Spangled War Stories). Other stories would often feature robot soldiers, ghosts, the undead, and other paranormal characters from different eras of time.
Publication history
Original series
The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues (1971-1983).
Revival
Weird War Tales was revived by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo. In 1997. it published a four-issue limited series followed by a single-issue special in 2000.
Contributors
Several fine comics creators worked on the series including writers:
- J M DeMatteis
- Garth Ennis
- Arnold Drake
- Jack C Harris
- Robert Kanigher
- Steve Gerber
- Sheldon Mayer
- Jack Oleck
Artists that contributed include:
- Joe Kubert, series editor
- Alfredo Alcala
- Reed Crandall
- Tony DeZuniga
- Mort Drucker
- Russ Heath
- Alex Nino
- Frank Robbins
- Frank Thorne
- Alex Toth
See also
- Weird Western Tales, a sister title dealing in Weird West stories.