BATTLE #18 * CGC 5.0 * Flamethrower Cover * Hitler Snuff Story
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Title: BATTLE No. 18
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Publisher:Atlas/Marvel [Indicia: Foto Parade Inc.]
Date Published: March, 1953
Description: CGC certified: VG/FN (5.0). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: Readers crease front cover; staple detached bottom of back cover; moderate fraying spine; small stain right top of back cover; small tear top of back cover. Note: Some light scuffs and marks to cover/image area of slab.
GPAnalysis: A 5.0 sold for $171 in 9/23; a 4.5 sold for $312 in 5/23.
Credits: Cover: Russ Heath. Scripts: Carl Wessler. Art: Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache, Mike Sekowsky, Mike Esposito?Roasted Reds: Russ Heath's cover depicts a battle-hardened G.I. roasting unseen Reds with his blazing flamethrower. Under the covers, Adolf Hitler rants, raves, and blows his brains out in Dick Ayres' "The Beast at Bay."
Flamethrower covers spread like – you guessed it! – wildfire during the pre-Code era. '50s funnybook fans had no qualms about Yankee soldiers roasting Reds alive, a recurring motif in mags like Battle, Battlefield, War Comics, G.I. Joe, Exciting War, etc. But a decade later, during the Vietnam War, flamethrowers would become emblematic of battlefield barbarity, and although no international treaty bans them, the Defense Department issued a directive in 1978 prohibiting their tactical use.______________________________________________________________
A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
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Author:
Title: BATTLE No. 18
Place Published:
Publisher:Atlas/Marvel [Indicia: Foto Parade Inc.]
Date Published: March, 1953
Description: CGC certified: VG/FN (5.0). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: Readers crease front cover; staple detached bottom of back cover; moderate fraying spine; small stain right top of back cover; small tear top of back cover. Note: Some light scuffs and marks to cover/image area of slab.
GPAnalysis: A 5.0 sold for $171 in 9/23; a 4.5 sold for $312 in 5/23.
Credits: Cover: Russ Heath. Scripts: Carl Wessler. Art: Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache, Mike Sekowsky, Mike Esposito?Roasted Reds: Russ Heath's cover depicts a battle-hardened G.I. roasting unseen Reds with his blazing flamethrower. Under the covers, Adolf Hitler rants, raves, and blows his brains out in Dick Ayres' "The Beast at Bay."
Flamethrower covers spread like – you guessed it! – wildfire during the pre-Code era. '50s funnybook fans had no qualms about Yankee soldiers roasting Reds alive, a recurring motif in mags like Battle, Battlefield, War Comics, G.I. Joe, Exciting War, etc. But a decade later, during the Vietnam War, flamethrowers would become emblematic of battlefield barbarity, and although no international treaty bans them, the Defense Department issued a directive in 1978 prohibiting their tactical use.______________________________________________________________
A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
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