(September-October 1971)
DC,
1971 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1971-07-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [character]
- Editing
- Joe Kubert (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[The Story Behind the Cover]
Weird War Tales / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed as
Joe Kubert) - Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
- Colors
- Jack Adler
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (logo design); Joe Kubert (logo figures); ?
- Job Number
- K499
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Official memo...
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Characters
- Death (wearing Nazi greatcoat); three American G.I.s
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Weird War Tales (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2012 [March 2013])
-
Indexer Notes
Logo credits from Todd Klein.
The cover is used as the final panel of the 'The Story Behind the Cover' story.
[Let Me Tell You Of The Things I've Seen]
Weird War Tales / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Joe Kubert ?
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- K-503
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I-I'm scared!
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #1 ([October 1976]) [Splash page: original indicia removed - artwork extended on bottom tier and space between two top tiers extended. Job number (K-503) deleted from this reprint.] - in Showcase Presents: Weird War Tales (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2012 [March 2013])
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Indexer Notes
Title taken from narrator's words on page 4. Story takes place in winter 1944.
Fort Which Did Not Return!
Weird War Tales / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Job Number
- K-621
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bombadier to pilot!
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Characters
- The Bombadier; The Pilot; The Co-Pilot; The Navigator; Gunner Right Waist; Gunner Left Waist
- Reprints
- from G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #86 (February-March 1961)
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #1 ([October 1976]) [Job number (K-621), DC logos and “Weird War Tales” banner removed from every page of story. “Make War No More” logo removed from last page. pp1 artwork extended at bottom.]
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Indexer Notes
Original title: "Secret of the Fort Which Did Not Return."
The Story Behind the Cover
Weird War Tales / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Joe Kubert ?
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- K-504
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Characters
- Lance Corporal Mueller (death); Death (in Nazi greatcoat)
- Reprints
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #1 ([October 1976]) [“Make War No More” logo removed from last page.]
- in Sgt. Rock (DC, 1977 series) #401 (June 1985)
- in Showcase Presents: Weird War Tales (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2012 [March 2013])
-
Indexer Notes
The cover is taken from the final panel, on page 3.
The End of the Sea Wolf
Weird War Tales / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bob Haney
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- K-620
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the spot!
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Reprints
- from Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #71 (July 1958)
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #1 ([October 1976]) [Job number (K-620), DC logos and “Weird War Tales” banner removed from every page of story and “Make War No More” logo removed from last page.]
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Indexer Notes
Kubert signs in the final panel.
End of a Convoy
Weird War Tales / text story / 1 page
- Job Number
- K-682
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Somewhere in the 300-mile blue stretch of ocean...
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
Baker's Dozen!
Weird War Tales / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Job Number
- K-618
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Baker Company's 12-man patrol...
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Characters
- Number 13; Sarge; "Horseshoe" Jones; "Four-Leaf Clover" Benson; "Rabbit-Paw" Prescott; "Wish=-Bone" Wilson
- Reprints
- from Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #116 (August-September 1964)
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #1 ([October 1976]) [DC logos and “Weird War Tales” banner removed from every page of story and “Make War No More” logo removed from last page.]
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[You Must Go]
Weird War Tales / comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- K-505
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It has been many hours since you arrived...
- Genre
- horror-suspense; war; science fiction
- Reprints
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #1 ([October 1976])
- in Showcase Presents: Weird War Tales (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2012 [March 2013])
-
Indexer Notes
Title taken from narrator's words on page 1.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[The Story Behind the Cover]
Weird War Tales -
1.
[Let Me Tell You Of The Things I've Seen]
Weird War Tales -
2.
Fort Which Did Not Return!
Weird War Tales -
3.
The Story Behind the Cover
Weird War Tales -
4.
The End of the Sea Wolf
Weird War Tales -
5.
End of a Convoy
Weird War Tales -
6.
Baker's Dozen!
Weird War Tales -
7.
[You Must Go]
Weird War Tales
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- CTGarry
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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