Post your Russ Heath Atlas War Covers!!

[thirdgreenham]

 

Ahubbahubba!

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One of his earliest. This one always sticks out to me because I think ir's a fairly realistic representation of what the Korean war was from the US perspective. The US military was ill-equipped early on, especially to fight a war in a mountainous country with little infrastructure against a guerrilla foe.

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Subtle, to the point (both figuratively and literally).

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I know this one has been posted, but this cover is simply wonderful. Nobody drew a tank like Russ Heath. Nobody.

[Scrooge]

 

Thanks to all for posting their books. Some copies have been posted in the thread.

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Scanned a couple more

 

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[adamstrange]

That's a much looser style than Heath usually employs but, as always, results in a very dramatic drawing.

 

I don't think I've posted this one.

 

[rjpb]

Great stuff everyone! Heath did some excellent work on the DC war books as well, but his pre-code Atlas war covers are unsurpassed!

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Combat #5

 

 

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Combat #2

 

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Combat Casey #17

 

 

[adamstrange]

 

 

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I'm catching up with recent arrivals. I received a few Heath War books from Cap_Freak, including this fave of mine. Don't recall seeing it posted? -

[adamstrange]

including this fave of mine

 

Mine, too!!!

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Yup. I've been looking for a decent copy of that one for a while with absolutely nothing above GD available.

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Got some low grade Heath books in the mail. More tape than I anticipated but I really wanted the Battlefield # 2 for the Atrocity Story and the War # 25 fills two holes: it's Heath and it's an issue of War Comics. In fact, I don't recall seeing that cover very often ... probably b/c it's not one of the better Heath Atlas War covers, I guess.

 

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Got some low grade Heath books in the mail. More tape than I anticipated but I really wanted the Battlefield # 2 for the Atrocity Story and the War # 25 fills two holes: it's Heath and it's an issue of War Comics. In fact, I don't recall seeing that cover very often ... probably b/c it's not one of the better Heath Atlas War covers, I guess.

 

 

Atrocity is one of the classics of that whole Atlas run. Just a great story.

 

(not sure if I posted my copy... )

 

 

[adamstrange]

 

Got some low grade Heath books in the mail. More tape than I anticipated but I really wanted the Battlefield # 2 for the Atrocity Story and the War # 25 fills two holes: it's Heath and it's an issue of War Comics. In fact, I don't recall seeing that cover very often ... probably b/c it's not one of the better Heath Atlas War covers, I guess.

 

 

I actually like the War 25 cover. Heath does such a great job drawing the soldiers and the composition nicely positions all them in an action scene.