Vietnam Journal #1 - Indian Country

Caliber Press, 2018 Series
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Volume
1
Price
16.99 USD
Pages
144 ?
On-sale Date
2018-03-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated Mature
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Caliber Comics
Brand
Caliber Comics [quill]
ISBN
1-63529-978-0; 978-1-63529-978-6 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781635299786 51699

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Vietnam Journal / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Lomax
Inks
Don Lomax
Colors
Don Lomax

Genre
war

The Field Jacket! (Table of Contents: 1)

Vietnam Journal / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Don Lomax
Pencils
Don Lomax
Inks
Don Lomax
Letters
Clem Robins

Genre
war
Characters
Scott "Journal" Neithammer (first appearance); Lieutenant Troy; SSGT Amos Kauer; Mason; Lieutenant St. Clair; Blake; Theil; Kelly; Satterwhite
Synopsis
Journal arrives at a firebase in Vietnam and relates to the men there the story of the "lucky" field jacket that had protected many soldiers before it was passed to him.
Reprints
Keywords
anti-war protestors; booby trap; Da Nang; flag burning; helicopter; hippie; punji sticks; Vietnam War

Indexer Notes

Story takes place on February 13-14, 1967.

The Dogs of War! (Table of Contents: 2)

Vietnam Journal / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Don Lomax
Pencils
Don Lomax
Inks
Don Lomax
Letters
Clem Robins

Genre
war
Characters
Scott "Journal" Neithammer; Lieutenant Caldwell; Captain Solinski; Sergeant Teed; Malone; Sergeant Munkres; Valk; Barker; Fritz
Synopsis
Journal rides along on a mission to evacuate a reconnaissance team. When his helicopter is shot down he is lost in the jungle, where he makes his way to a firebase that was overrun by Viet Cong the night before.
Reprints
Keywords
dog; firebase; helicopter; jungle; Viet Cong; Vietnam War

Indexer Notes

The story takes place February 15-17, 1967.

Scorched Earth -- By the Numbers (Table of Contents: 3)

Vietnam Journal / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Don Lomax
Pencils
Don Lomax
Inks
Don Lomax
Letters
Clem Robins

Genre
war
Characters
Scott "Journal" Neithammer; Lieutenant Quinn; Sanchez; Verbeck; T.D. Feinstein; Private Webber; Dancer; Monk; Major Seaton; Sergeant Trapp; Warrant Officer Van Meter; Corporal Pyeatt; Stubblefield; Sergeant Teed; Styles; Anderson; Burrel
Synopsis
Journal uncovers the tactics used by another journalist, tactics that are getting soldiers killed just to get him a juicy story.
Reprints
Keywords
helicopter; Mekong Delta; sabotage; tunnel; Vietnam War

Indexer Notes

The story takes place February 18-March 11, 1967.

Birds of Prey (Table of Contents: 4)

Vietnam Journal / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Don Lomax
Pencils
Don Lomax
Inks
Don Lomax
Letters
Clem Robins

Genre
war
Characters
Scott "Journal" Neithammer; Staff Sergeant Teed; "Moonshine" McCoy; Spec-4 Popovitch; Warrant Officer Anthony DaRosa; Henry Rhein
Synopsis
Journal rides along on a mission to extract a CIA operative from Cambodia.
Reprints
Keywords
Cambodia; CIA; helicopter; Ho Chi Minh Trail; Vietnam War

Indexer Notes

The story takes place March 12, 1967.

The 5.56 Blues (Table of Contents: 5)

Vietnam Journal / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Don Lomax
Pencils
Don Lomax
Inks
Don Lomax
Letters
Clem Robins

Genre
war
Characters
Scott "Journal" Neithammer; Corporal Styles; Westley; Sergeant Teed
Synopsis
Journal listens to a corporal compare the M-14 to the M-16.
Reprints
Keywords
listening post; M-14; M-16; NVA; Viet Cong; Vietnam War

Indexer Notes

This story takes place on March 15th, 1967.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Vietnam Journal
  2. 1. The Field Jacket!
    Vietnam Journal
  3. 2. The Dogs of War!
    Vietnam Journal
  4. 3. Scorched Earth -- By the Numbers
    Vietnam Journal
  5. 4. Birds of Prey
    Vietnam Journal
  6. 5. The 5.56 Blues
    Vietnam Journal
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  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo