(2000)

Dark Horse, 2000 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
10.95 USD; 16.95 CAD
Pages
84
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Brand
Dark Horse Comics [chess piece]
ISBN
1-56971-437-1; 1-56971-500-9
Barcode
9781569715000 51095
Editing
Diana Schutz
Color
Sepia toned paper
Dimensions
21.5 cm x 28 cm
Paper Stock
Cardstock cover
Binding
Squarebound; perfect bound with French flaps
Publishing Format
graphic novel

Issue Notes

Stories of soldiers in Vietnam, Korea, and WWII. The subtitle is "A Memory."

This publication bears two ISBN numbers. The first listed here is given on the copyright page; the second on the back cover.
This issue has variants:
Awards

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Last Day in Vietnam / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Will Eisner (signed)(painting)
Inks
Will Eisner (signed)(painting)
Colors
Will Eisner (signed)(painting)

Genre
military; war
Reprints

Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

Last Day in Vietnam / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Letters
Typeset

Genre
military; war
Synopsis
Eisner tells of his army experiences and his work making instructional comics for them.

Last Day in Vietnam (Table of Contents: 2)

Last Day in Vietnam / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Letters
Will Eisner

Genre
military; war
Synopsis
A solider on his last day in Vietnam escorts a journalist
Reprints
Keywords
helicopter; reporter; Vietnam War

The Periphery (Table of Contents: 3)

Last Day in Vietnam / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Letters
Will Eisner

Genre
military; war
Synopsis
Reports discuss what's going on

The Casualty (Table of Contents: 4)

Last Day in Vietnam / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner

Genre
military; war
Synopsis
In this wordless story, a wounded solider in Vietnam recounts how a "one-night-stand" put a bomb under his bed
Reprints
Keywords
grenade; Vietnam War

A Dull Day in Korea (Table of Contents: 5)

Last Day in Vietnam / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Letters
Will Eisner

Genre
military; war
Synopsis
A soldier in Korea complains he's bored

Hard Duty (Table of Contents: 6)

Last Day in Vietnam / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Letters
Will Eisner

Genre
military; war
Synopsis
Complaints of a tough solider in Korea
Reprints

A Purple Heart for George (Table of Contents: 7)

Last Day in Vietnam / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Letters
Will Eisner

Genre
military; war
Synopsis
WWII soldiers try to keep a friend from drunkingly requesting a transfer
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Last Day in Vietnam
  2. 1. Introduction
    Last Day in Vietnam
  3. 2. Last Day in Vietnam
    Last Day in Vietnam
  4. 3. The Periphery
    Last Day in Vietnam
  5. 4. The Casualty
    Last Day in Vietnam
  6. 5. A Dull Day in Korea
    Last Day in Vietnam
  7. 6. Hard Duty
    Last Day in Vietnam
  8. 7. A Purple Heart for George
    Last Day in Vietnam
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • David B
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Stangas