Weird War Tales #112 [Direct]
(June 1982)

DC, 1971 Series
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Volume
12
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-02-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (editor); Robin Snyder (assistant editor); Dick Giordano (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. Snyder credits in https://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-look-at-dcs-weird-war.html.
This issue has variants:

The Medusa Sting! (Table of Contents)

The Creature Commandos / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru (signed)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The most gripping war story ever!
Genre
horror-suspense; war
Characters
Creature Commandos [Dr. Medusa; Griffith; Taylor; Velcro]
Reprints
Keywords
monsters
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The Medusa Sting! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Creature Commandos / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Dan Spiegle
Inks
Dan Spiegle
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Job Number
J-8132
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the furnace of war in North Africa... green American infantrymen and tankmen suffered a crushing defeat by Rommel's veteran Afrika Korps--
Genre
horror-suspense; war
Characters
Creature Commandos [Griffith; Taylor; Velcro; Lt. Matthew Shrieve; Dr. Medusa]; Mummy of a Egyptian Queen
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

Set in North Africa during World War II.

The Head of the Battalion (Table of Contents: 2)

Weird War Tales / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Jose Matucenio (credited as Matucenio)
Inks
Nestor Infante
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Esphid Mahilum
Job Number
J-7533
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My favorite war?... Perhaps the French Revolution and its bloody reign of terror!
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction
Characters
Death (host); Lieutenant Pierre Gregorie; Monsieur Lambert

Indexer Notes

Set in July 1794 during the French Revolution.

Nine Lives Are Not Enough! (Table of Contents: 3)

Weird War Tales / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Noly Zamora
Inks
Noly Zamora
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Esphid Mahilum (credited as Esphidym)
Editing
Len Wein
Job Number
J-7031
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If humans possessed the cat's power to "die" nine times, could they live forever?
Genre
horror-suspense; war; science fiction
Characters
Death (host); Zach Reiner; Ziporah; Nazis; witch of Lucifer's clan; Larry
Keywords
cat; Nazis

Indexer Notes

Set during World War II.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

A.P.O. Weird War Tales / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robin Snyder
Pencils
Joe Kubert (letterhead)
Inks
Joe Kubert (letterhead)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1019
First Line of Dialogue or Text
And how are you this bright Spring afternoon?
Characters
Death

Indexer Notes

Index to G.I. Robot stories. Reactions to issue #108 from Charles David Haskell, Mark Amundsen, TM Maple, and Richard Aloia. Promo for G.I. Combat. DC celebrates two special 30th anniversaries (Sgt. Rock and G.I. Combat). Letter from Gordon Manley. What's coming to Unknown Soldier. Next issue.

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Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Medusa Sting!
    The Creature Commandos
  2. 1. The Medusa Sting!
    The Creature Commandos
  3. 2. The Head of the Battalion
    Weird War Tales
  4. 3. Nine Lives Are Not Enough!
    Weird War Tales
  5. 4. ["And how are you this bright Spring afternoon?"]
    A.P.O. Weird War Tales
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