Monday, November 11, 2024

Saluting Our Veterans

Saluting our veterans on this Veterans' Day with a slightly more lighthearted Joe Kubert cover from Our Army At War #206 (May, 1969)...as Sgt. Rock gets to take a little time off.


But, as always, a reminder to still pray for those still at war, and hope that soon, their war will be over too.


Wednesday, November 6, 2024

1960s G.I. Combat

Looking back at the heyday of DC's war comics, which was the 1960s...starting with G.I. Combat...which started the decade with #79 (December-January 1959/1960) with a cover by Jerry Grandenetti and Jack Adler, and ended #139 (December-January 1969/1970), covered by Joe Kubert.


The earlier G.I. Combat issues were just generic war stories, but the series changed, adding the Haunted Tank as a regular feature (the story of Jeb Stuart who commanded a World War II tank, and was aided by a relative of his, who was a Confederate General who appeared to Jeb as a ghost) with G.I. Combat #87 (April-May, 1961), ending with the title in G.I. Combat #288 (March, 1987)

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Don't Get Mad, Go Vote

Time again to go to your city hall or voting precinct and vote for president.


Alfred E. Newman will show you the way....or maybe not...from this cover by Norman Mingo from Mad #185 (September, 1976).


Saturday, November 2, 2024

War On Time

Sgt. Rock is here to remind you that it's time to fall back again, as Daylight Saving Time ends tonight and you have to move your clock back an hour.


But. as you can see by this Joe Kubert cover to Sgt. Rock #352 (May, 1981), the Rock of Easy Company is ready for war anytime!


Friday, November 1, 2024

The Rock Face Of War

Showing the determined face of World War II's best soldier, Joe Kubert shows incredible expressions with Sgt. Rock for these two covers...

...Our Army At War #192 (April, 1968) and Sgt. Rock #395 (December, 1984).



Though the decades change, Kubert keeps a consistent style, yet also shows how much he has evolved as an artist as well.