Duffman_Comics Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Oh dear, someone has pulled a string . . . It's interesting that any Russian "Marshal" automatically gets the full Stalin treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 10 minutes ago, NanaNanaBooBoo said: That's because you're not funny but you think you are, and you try too hard. If you let it come naturally and didn't try to force it you'd fit in a lot better. And dont be such a Berk Great first post. Welcome Back to the Boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Ooo, traffic in my thread... oh, wait. @Marwood & I is welcome here any time. Shills, not so much. 1950's war comics, Get Marwood & I and Harry Lime 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 On 10/7/2017 at 12:40 AM, AJD said: While it's difficult to keep up with all of the responses here, I shall push on regardless. </sarcasm> All of you ardent readers of this thread (oh, wait, the sarcasm flag was off) will recall me posting this photo of B-17 gunners, which I thought was probably the reference photo for a Wings issue: Well, I now have a presentable copy of that issue of Wings in my FH box. And if that isn't enough for you, here's a chorus line of Cossack dancing women (and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra)... Great "inside the bomber " cover ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Reminds me of one of my favorites ..., OOAW #15 AJD and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Wings 61 is an awesome cover, very underrated. 1950's war comics and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 On 10/9/2017 at 12:51 PM, 1950's war comics said: Reminds me of one of my favorites ..., OOAW #15 Yeah - that's another great cover. Different model of B-17 on that one, because the waist gun windows are staggered instead of being opposite. 16 hours ago, Point Five said: Wings 61 is an awesome cover, very underrated. Agreed. I like it a lot. Here's a recent acquisition of a quite different genre. And since too much GGA is never enough, here's a splash from inside. This'll shiver your timbers... arrr. 1950's war comics and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creaturefan95 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) On 10/7/2017 at 12:40 AM, AJD said: While it's difficult to keep up with all of the responses here, I shall push on regardless. </sarcasm> All of you ardent readers of this thread (oh, wait, the sarcasm flag was off) will recall me posting this photo of B-17 gunners, which I thought was probably the reference photo for a Wings issue: Well, I now have a presentable copy of that issue of Wings in my FH box. And if that isn't enough for you, here's a chorus line of Cossack dancing women (and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra)... If that is the same one mycomicshop was selling, then I'm glad you got a nice copy of such a sweet book. I almost pulled the trigger on it but hesitated due to the 1-inch spine split. On 10/7/2017 at 7:30 AM, AJD said: It's the Chinese Nationalist insignia. The history of China before, during and after WW2 was fascinating and complicated. The Nationalists under Chiang kai-shek did the lion's share of the fighting against the Japanese, before going on to lose the civil war against Mao's communist forces in the period 1945-49. The Chinese Communist Party has largely written the Nationalists out of history. I was in Taiwan when the 70th anniversary of the end of WW2 passed, and the locals were plenty bitter about the way that Beijing was taking the credit. I think he was referring to the blood chit. Edited October 11, 2017 by creaturefan95 punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 2 hours ago, creaturefan95 said: If that is the same one mycomicshop was selling, then I'm glad you got a nice copy of such a sweet book. I almost pulled the trigger on it but hesitated due to the 1-inch spine split. Yes, it's that one. The spine split doesn't bother me. I'll probably seal it once I've done a paper conservation course I've been eyeing off. I've actually being buying books with 'practice potential' lately. 2 hours ago, creaturefan95 said: I think he was referring to the blood chit. I'm not sure what you mean? He said 'the Japanese (?) poster pinned to the gunner's back' - which is where the nationalist flag is. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I was referring to the (as I now know it to be) Chinese Nationalist flag. I also have no idea what a blood chit is. FoggyNelson and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creaturefan95 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, AJD said: I'm not sure what you mean? He said 'the Japanese (?) poster pinned to the gunner's back' - which is where the nationalist flag is. 1 hour ago, Harry Lime said: I was referring to the (as I now know it to be) Chinese Nationalist flag. I also have no idea what a blood chit is. http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/1998/October 1998/1098chit.aspx Edited October 11, 2017 by creaturefan95 AJD and Duffman_Comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 10 hours ago, creaturefan95 said: http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/1998/October 1998/1098chit.aspx Huh - Ive been reading about military aviation for 40 years and had somehow managed to never read about that. Interesting stuff. Thank you! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 +1 AJD, a very interesting read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) On the subject of bomber covers.... The amazing thing about OOAW #83 is not only is it a Sgt Rock first appearance but also even without that designation it truly is a remarkable "inside the bomber" cover !! almost unique with the machine gun bullet feed dominating the cover , the determination of Rock and the crazy angle of the enemy fighter ... it all adds up to one of the greatest war comic covers ever IMO !!! Edited October 13, 2017 by 1950's war comics FoggyNelson, Harry Lime, Lucky Baru and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Of course i am a bit partial to the OOAW run ........ seeing how its partly my boardie name and avatar ! the avatar is my favorite war comic cover of them all................ OOAW #2 !! FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Baru Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 On 10/8/2017 at 8:51 PM, 1950's war comics said: Reminds me of one of my favorites ..., OOAW #15 Great cover 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Baru Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 On 10/6/2017 at 11:40 PM, AJD said: While it's difficult to keep up with all of the responses here, I shall push on regardless. </sarcasm> All of you ardent readers of this thread (oh, wait, the sarcasm flag was off) will recall me posting this photo of B-17 gunners, which I thought was probably the reference photo for a Wings issue: Well, I now have a presentable copy of that issue of Wings in my FH box. And if that isn't enough for you, here's a chorus line of Cossack dancing women (and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra)... How come modern covers are never that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 On 10/14/2017 at 8:48 AM, 1950's war comics said: On the subject of bomber covers.... The amazing thing about OOAW #83 is not only is it a Sgt Rock first appearance but also even without that designation it truly is a remarkable "inside the bomber" cover !! almost unique with the machine gun bullet feed dominating the cover , the determination of Rock and the crazy angle of the enemy fighter ... it all adds up to one of the greatest war comic covers ever IMO !!! I have to say I can't get too enthused about that - the figure in the foreground framed by the ammo feed is great, but given the proximity of the enemy fighter, there's no way that scene doesn't end with a mid-air collision about a quarter of a second later. There are a lot of Wings covers I can't bring myself to collect for the same reason - either a crash into the ground or a collision is inevitable given the 'pose'. See Wings 27 , 35, 48 and 59 for a few examples (there are many others). At least #20 gets it right! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 14 hours ago, AJD said: I have to say I can't get too enthused about that - the figure in the foreground framed by the ammo feed is great, but given the proximity of the enemy fighter, there's no way that scene doesn't end with a mid-air collision about a quarter of a second later. There are a lot of Wings covers I can't bring myself to collect for the same reason - either a crash into the ground or a collision is inevitable given the 'pose'. See Wings 27 , 35, 48 and 59 for a few examples (there are many others). At least #20 gets it right! Comics may not be for you. AJD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) Yes AJD , very good point on the OAAW #83, the other Wings issues , it seems they are just showing off the plane type best they can Edited October 19, 2017 by 1950's war comics ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...