Les Meilleures Histoires de... #[4] - Guerre - Corée
(janvier 1984)

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Price
95 FRF
Pages
128
On-sale Date
1984-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Humanoïdes Associés
Brand
Xanadu
ISBN
2-7316-0283-X Search at WorldCat
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman
Inks
Harvey Kurtzman
Colors
?

Genre
guerre (war)
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Corée (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
?

Genre
guerre (war)
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Contact ! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman
Inks
Harvey Kurtzman
Letters
?

Genre
guerre (war)
Characters
unnamed Lieutenant (death); unnamed Sergeant; American soldiers [Durkee (death); Weems; rest unnamed] (many die); North Koreans (villains, many die)
Synopsis
Durkee seems to think that the North Korean Army simply can't match up against the American soldier, but hard lessons are soon to be learned.
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Thunderjet ! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Letters
?

Genre
non fictif (non-fiction); guerre (war)
Characters
Captain Wood Paladino (jet pilot); Johnny (mechanic); Rasmussen (jet pilot); Gunn (jet pilot); Roberts (jet pilot); North Koreans (villains, some die)
Synopsis
Captain Wood and his squadron go on a mission to destroy a North Korean troop train.
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Dames ! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
John Severin
Inks
Will Elder
Letters
?

Genre
guerre (war)
Characters
SFC Straus (tank commander); E-7 Kilpatrick (tank commander); Rudolph; un-named company officer; patrol lieutenant; North Koreans (villains, some die)
Synopsis
Finishing a game of checkers, Straus and Kilpatrick nearly miss a required briefing of all tank commanders by the C.O., who informs them that a patrol sent down the Kumhwa Road had been ambushed and badly hit, and they needed to be rescued. When the going gets tough, Straus and Kilpatrick maneuver their tanks as if they were playing checkers and win the battle, saving the platoon.
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Le piège ! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
John Severin
Inks
John Severin
Letters
?

Genre
guerre (war)
Characters
US marines [un-named sergeant; Salisbury; Corporal Tram (death); others un-named (one dies)]; North Korean soldiers (villains, many die)
Synopsis
US marines are on the march to the Changjin Reservoir when they are attacked by entrenched enemy soldiers. Due to some precise planning, the sergeant finds a way to sneak upon the enemy and defeat them. However, the Marines are then ordered to retreat, something grunt Salisbury doesn't understand from his position on the battlefield. He soon learns that their Marine unit was surrounded by 100,000 Chinese soldiers, facing certain annihilation.
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Hagaru-Ri ! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Jack Davis
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Jack Davis
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?

Genre
guerre (war)
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Liaison ! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
John Severin
Inks
Will Elder
Letters
?

Genre
guerre (war)
Characters
U.N. troops [a medic; Quinn; rest un-named]; The Chinese (villains, many die)
Synopsis
The Chinese Army is on the march to South Korea to destroy the 1st Marine Division, and the morale of all United Nations troops, before the marines and the Allied Army link up. The Chinese charge the U.N. forces, paying a terrible price for doing so.
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Hung-Nam ! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Wally Wood
Inks
Wally Wood
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?

Genre
guerre (war)
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Ville morte ! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Harvey Kurtzman
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?

Genre
guerre (war)
Characters
Kim's grandfather; Sun Yoo (Kim's sister, flashback, death); Kim's father (flashback, death); Kim's mother (flashback, death); Kim (villain, North Korean soldier, death); North Korean soldiers (villains)
Synopsis
An idealistic young Korean joins the North Korean army while his family is left behind to deal with the day to day life during wartime.
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Kill ! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
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Harvey Kurtzman
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Harvey Kurtzman
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Genre
guerre (war)
Characters
Abner (soldier, death); Joe (soldier); North Korean soldiers [Li (death); others unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis
Two opposing soldiers, who truly hate the other side, each prepare in their own ways to meet their foe......the result is not what either expected.
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Côte 203 (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
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Jack Davis
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Jack Davis
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?

Genre
guerre (war)
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Corps sur l'Imjin ! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman
Inks
Harvey Kurtzman
Letters
?

Genre
guerre (war)
Characters
American soldier; North Korean soldier (villain, death)
Synopsis
An American soldier muses about the corpses of soldiers floating down the Imjin River and how they may have died when he is suddenly attacked by an enemy........and one of the two becomes the next corpse floating down the river.
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Transmissions ! (Table of Contents: 13)

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Script
Harvey Kurtzman
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Jack Davis
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Jack Davis
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Genre
guerre (war)
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Shnapnel ! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
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Harvey Kurtzman
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Harvey Kurtzman
Letters
?

Genre
guerre (war)
Characters
Chinese soldiers [Lee (death); Tai (death); Chun (death); "Big Feet" (death); others unnamed] (villains, many die)
Synopsis
The Americans have the Chinese on the run, but two of the enemy's remaining mortar crew have a surprise for the advancing Americans: a booby trap. Unfortunately, the wrong people walk into that trap.
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Périmètre ! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Wally Wood
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Wally Wood
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Wally Wood
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Genre
guerre (war)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Corée
  3. 2. Contact !
  4. 3. Thunderjet !
  5. 4. Dames !
  6. 5. Le piège !
  7. 6. Hagaru-Ri !
  8. 7. Liaison !
  9. 8. Hung-Nam !
  10. 9. Ville morte !
  11. 10. Kill !
  12. 11. Côte 203
  13. 12. Corps sur l'Imjin !
  14. 13. Transmissions !
  15. 14. Shnapnel !
  16. 15. Périmètre !
This issue was modified by
  • David B
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Jim Van Dore