Weird War Tales #99 [British]

(May 1981)

[Introduction] (Table of Contents: 1)

Weird War Tales / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Len Wein ?

Pencils

Howard Bender (signed)

Inks

Rodin Rodriguez (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein

Job Number

J-7194

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Close your eyes and hold your breath, until your head grows dizzy and your lungs scream for air--and you will have just the smallest taste of how a drowning man feels as the churning sea swallows him for all time!

Genre

horror-suspense; war

Characters

Death

A Gauntlet of Giants! (Table of Contents: 2)

The War That Time Forgot / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Dave Cockrum

Inks

Jerry Ordway

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-6763

First Line of Dialogue or Text

While World War II erupts amidst the countless, nameless islands of the South Pacific and men hunt each other in the inferno of battle...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; war

Characters

Death (host); Larry; Steve

Synopsis

The crew of an American PBA (flying boat) are plucked from the sky by a pterodactyl and must fights for their lives against all sorts of dinosaurs.

Keywords

dinosaurs

Indexer Notes

Set during World War II in the south Pacific.

Hearts of Darkness (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

A Match Made in Hell! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

George Kashdan

Pencils

Ric Estrada

Inks

Ric Estrada

Colors

Bob LeRose (credited as Bob Le Rose)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Job Number

J-7106

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Many a war has been settled by a wedding between antagonists.

Genre

horror-suspense; war

Characters

Death (host); Kali [also as Ivira]; Col. Sir Aubrey Clegg-Haversham; unnamed Lieutenant

Indexer Notes

Set in Colonial Bengal.

Man's Best Enemy (Table of Contents: 5)

Weird War Tales / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

George Kashdan

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

J-6857

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Amid the ruins of a bombed-out laboratory, a "K-9" warrior and his master prowl in search of survivors...

Genre

horror-suspense; war

Characters

Death (host); Corky; Frank

Reprints

• in The Steve Ditko Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)

Indexer Notes

Set during World War II.

$ave Money: Subscribe Now! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

A.P.O. Weird War Tales / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis (credited as Ted P. Skimmer)

Pencils

Joe Kubert (letterhead)

Inks

Joe Kubert (letterhead)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-736

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Weird War #94 was magnificent! "The War That Time Forgot" was my favorite.

Characters

Death

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Gordon Manley, T.M. Maple, James Sands, and Robin Snyder.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Gutowitz

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Date of Filing: October 1, 1980. Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 243,857.

Divine Wind (Table of Contents: 9)

Weird War Tales / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike W. Barr

Pencils

Mar Amongo

Inks

Mar Amongo

Colors

Bob LeRose (credited as Bob Le Rose)

Letters

Esphid Mahilum (credited as Esphidy)

Job Number

J-7094

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It is the last days of World War II, and Japan is relying heavily on her valiant kamikaze pilots to carry her to victory-- even if they must make the supreme sacrifice!

Genre

horror-suspense; war

Characters

Death (host); Sano Takahashi; Daigoro Takahashi

Keywords

kamikaze

Indexer Notes

Set in Japan and over the Pacific Ocean during the last days of World War II.