Total War
#1
(July 1965)
Western,
1965 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1965-04-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 0145-507
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1965 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Total War (MARS Patrol) / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painted)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painted)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painted)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sgt. Joe Stryker; Cpl. Russ Stacey; Sgt. Ken Hiro; Lt. Cy Adams
- Reprints
-
in Wally Wood's M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War (Dark Horse, 2004 series) (September 2004) [No trade dress or dialog in reprint.]
-
- Keywords
- Bazooka; New York City; tank
Indexer Notes
New art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
Weapons and Warfare, Number 5: Modern Infantry Weapons
Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; military
- Reprints
in 
in Indexer Notes
Inner front cover. Sequence added + art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
Target: America
Total War (MARS Patrol) / comic story / 32 pages
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed) [as Wood]
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed) [as Wood]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- 1-034
- Genre
- science fiction; war
- Characters
- MARS Patrol [Marine Attack Rescue Service] [Sgt. Joe Striker (introduction; origin); Corp. Russ Stacey (introduction; origin); Sgt. Ken Hiro (introduction; origin); Lt. Cy Adams (introduction; origin)]; alien invaders (introduction; villains); General Kripps; The U.S. President; Ambassador Bronski; Major Suskov
- Synopsis
- Strange invaders strike into America and around the world, ruthlessly killing as they go. The M.A.R.S. Patrol takes the lead in fighting them off between Philadelphia and New York City. The unknown enemy retreats and vanishes, killing their wounded as they go, but immediately strike again elsewhere.
- Reprints
- in Wally Wood's M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War (Dark Horse, 2004 series) (September 2004)
-
- Keywords
- Atlantic City; helicopter; Marine Corps; Marines; New Jersey; New York City; Philadelphia
Indexer Notes
New inks and lettering identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011). Writer credit confirmed by Martin O'Hearn.
Weapons and Warfare, Number 6: Modern Infantry Weapons
Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; military
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inner back cover. Sequence added + art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
Total War Pin-Up
Total War (MARS Patrol) / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- Sgt. Joe Stryker; Cpl. Russ Stacey; Sgt. Ken Hiro; Lt. Cy Adams
- Keywords
- Bazooka; New York City; tank
Indexer Notes
Back cover; duplicate of front cover without lettering.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Total War (MARS Patrol) -
1.
Weapons and Warfare, Number 5: Modern Infantry Weapons
Keys of Knowledge -
2.
Target: America
Total War (MARS Patrol) -
3.
Weapons and Warfare, Number 6: Modern Infantry Weapons
Keys of Knowledge -
4.
Total War Pin-Up
Total War (MARS Patrol)
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