B is for BOOM!

Action Comics #101, October 1946. Cover art by Wayne Boring.

"The Return," from Our Army at War #262, November 1973. Art by Russ Heath.

Racket Squad in Action #12, August 1954. Cover art by Steve Ditko.

Whitman Publishing Cover Art, attributed to Jack Sparling, 1976.

Atomic War!, November 1952.

Russ Heath: "Periscope Quaterback!"

Here is a nice Russ Heath story: "Periscope Quarterback!" from G.I. Combat #63, September 1958.

Russ Heath Interview, 1973

Russ Heath interview from Comic Art News and Reviews, October 1973.















G.I. Combat #97, January 1963.

War Wednesday

All-American Men of War #94, December 1962. Cover art by Russ Heath.




Our Army at War #60, July 1957. Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti.




Atomic War!, November 1952.




Frontline Combat #13, July 1952. Cover art by Wally Wood. This is one of my favorite EC covers.




Wary Soldiers by Saul Tepper.




The Wounded Soldier by Stanley Borack.

Russ Heath!

Our Army At War #246, 1972.




Our Army At War #243, 1971.




Our Army At War #225, 1970.




Our Army At War #89, cover recreation, 2010.

Kubert & Heath: War Comics!

Well, with Memorial Day coming up here in the U.S., I started thinking about war comics. And when you think about war comics, you end up thinking about Sgt. Rock. And when you think about Sgt. Rock, you have to think about Joe Kubert and Russ Heath. Of course the Heath cover is great. The Kubert art spans 1961 to 1982. I don't know if I can think of another comic book artist who was so consistently good over such a long period of time. (And Kubert was doing good stuff before 1961 and after 1982)



Our Army at War #182, July 1967. Cover art by Russ Heath.




Our Army at War #107, June 1961. Cover art by Joe Kubert.




Our Army at War #136, November 1963. Cover art by Joe Kubert.




Our Army at War #222, August 1970. Cover art by Joe Kubert.




Original art by Joe Kubert for DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #18, 1982.

ACBA Sketchbook, 1975

The ACBA (Academy of Comic Book Artists) is a professional organization founded in 1970. The ACBA functioned as an honorary society, presenting Shazam awards for outstanding comic book work from 1970-1975. The Academy has also worked for increased rights for comic book creators, particularly around the return of original art to the artist. The ACBA published several sketchbooks as fundraising tools. Below are some what I feel are some of the better pieces from the 1975 sketchbook. Read a review of the 1973 edition at Ink Destroyed My Brush.





Cover by Bernie Wrightson.




Frank Brunner




Neal Adams




Michael Whelan




Russ Heath




Bernie Wrightson




Harvey Kurtzman




Michael Kaluta




Gray Morrow




Back Cover by Jeff Jones.

Sgt. Rock: Showcase #45

I think this is one of the best war comic covers in the whole world. DC Showcase #45, August 1963. Art by Russ Heath.

Russ Heath and DC War Comics

Our Army at War, #246, 1972.



Our Army at War #262, 1973.



G.I. Combat #150, 1972.