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no1387 the hard case

série:	War Picture Library
dessinateur / scénariste:	Collectif
éditeur:	IPC magazine
genre:	Guerre
classement:	carton19
date:	1970
format:	PF
état:	TBE
valeur:	5 €
critère:	*
remarques:	English comic book other British war comics: - Battle Picture Weekly - Warlord - Battler Britton, by Garth Ennis - Charley's War, by Pat Mills - adventures in the Rifle Brigade, by Garth Ennis - War Story, by Garth Ennis - War Picture Library was a British 64-page Pocket library war comic magazine published by Amalgamated Press/Fleetway (now owned by IPC Magazines) for 2103 issues, each issue featured a complete story, beginning on 1 September 1958 with "fight back to Dunkirk" and finishing 26 years later with "wings of the Fleet" (3 December 1984), no 1387 without date, 12 pence war in the Pacific, 3 stories 1/ sniper 2/ nightmare jungle and 3/ stand and fight >> nothing special but with a good design Enclosure - cover no 1387 hard case - cover first issue no 1 fight back to Dunkirk Information the editor was Ted Bensberg, assistant editors included Geoff Kemp and Brian Smith, other editorial staff included Pat Brookman, Terence Magee, Clive Ranger, Tony Power and Clive McGee, art editor was Mike Jones and art assistant was his brother Dave Jones, other art assistants at various times were Roy McAdorey, Geoff Berwick, Bill Reid and John Fearnley companion titles: Air Ace Picture Library (1960–1970) and Action Picture Library (1969–1970) were both folded into the longer-running War Picture Library in later years launched in September, 1958, the Amalgamated Press/Fleetway War Picture Library was one of the earliest (arguably the earliest) "pocket library" titles, and in particular one of the first to feature stories set during World War II, comprising 64-pages, the tales were, according to Steve Holland "page turner[s] of the first order, a shilling shocker that grabbed attention" of a – primarily – young audience, written and illustrated, at least in early years, "by creators who had lived through the war themselves, many on the front line," War Picture Library was able to show clearly to its target audience "what [the reader's] fathers and uncles had been through in combat" War Picture Library brought the Second World War to life "in all its grim glory," according to writer and editor Steve Holland, stories written for all the war comics were able to bring attention to lesser-known battles and actions, as well as highlight those instantly memorable, in addition, in one issue, a narrative could be followed from training, through action to heroism and/or death WPL No. 22 (July, 1959) featured "the invisible enemy," set during the Battle of the Bulge, and dealing with Nazi war crimes such as the execution of prisoners; issue No. 54 (June 1960) "umbrella in the sky" provided a fictionalised account of RAF pilots flying Hurricanes to Russia providing aid to Britain's then-ally during the German assaults, issue #1151 "fix bayonets", (December, 1975) followed four conscripts from their initial training until their eventual action in Italy, where two are killed: one heroically, one pointlessly, aptly highlighting the dichotomy between different forms of 'death in action,' and providing a story all the more poignant for having followed their careers for so long
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