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The Resource Men of war

Men of war

Label
Men of war
Title
Men of war
Title variation
Showcase presents
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"With classic war stories from some of the biggest creators of the Bronze Age of comics and cover art by the incomparable Joe Kubert, Showcase Presents: Men of War collects all twenty-six issues of the beloved 1970s wartime anthology series. In 'Code Name: Gravedigger' by Jack C. Harris, David Michelinie and Dick Ayers, Ulysses Hazard joins the war effort to stop the Axis threat, but because of his race is denied assignment to combat duty. Like his fellow black soldiers, Hazard spends the early days of the war scrubbing latrines and burying the dead, until he storms the Pentagon to prove his worth, impressing the commanders enough to earn a new mission and a new name: Gravedigger. Elsewhere, the honorable and knightly Rittmeister Hans Von Hammer defends the skies of Germany during the battles of World War I. The famed German fighter pilot known as 'Enemy Ace' portrays the other side of World War in stories by Bob Kanigher, Howard Chaykin and Ed Davis. Plus, in 'Dateline: Frontline' from Cary Burkett and Jerry Grandenetti, 1940s journalist Wayne Clifford reports from the war-torn corners of the world in dispatches from Britain, North Africa and Mother Russia." -- Page 4 of cover
Member of
Cataloging source
UKMGB
Dewey number
741.5/973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1926-2012
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Kubert, Joe
  • Harris, Jack C
  • Michelinie, David
  • Ayers, Dick
  • Kanigher, Robert
  • Chaykin, Howard V
Series statement
Showcase presents library of classics
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Soldiers
  • Fighter pilots
  • Journalists
Label
Men of war
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Chiefly black and white illustrations
  • Contains material originally published in 1977-1980 in single magazine form as Men of War #1-26
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
  • Gravedigger. The five-walled war
  • Enemy ace. A promise to the dying
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #20, September 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Cry : Jericho
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Death must wait
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #21, October 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Home--is where the hell is
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • writer, David Michelinie, penciller, Arbell Jones, inker, Romeo Tanghal ; Enemy ace. Return from Hell!
  • Dateline : frontline. Mother Russia
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #22, November 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Blackout on the boardwalk
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline. Scorched earth, crimson snow
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #23, December 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Mission : six feet under
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, penciller, Ed Davis, inker, Juan Ortiz
  • Dateline : frontline. A quiet day in Leningrad
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #24, January 1980
  • cover penciller, Joe Kubert, cover inker, Dick Giordano.
  • Gravedigger. The presidential peril
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Rosa. The ambassador's son affair, Part one
  • writer, Paul Kupperberg, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #25, February 1980
  • cover artist, George Evans.
  • Gravedigger. Save the president
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Men of war #3, November 1977
  • Rosa. The ambassador's son affair, Part two
  • writer, Paul Kupperberg, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #26, March 1980
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Night on Nickname Hill
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The suicide stratagem
  • writer, David Michelinie, penciller, Arbell Jones, inker, Romeo Tanghal ; Enemy ace. The three faces of death
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, penciller, Ed Davis, inker, Juan Ortiz
  • Men of war #4, January 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Men of war #1, August 1977
  • Gravedigger. Trial by fire
  • writer, David Michelinie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Gandenetti
  • Men of war #5, March 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Valley of the shadow
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline. Human interest story
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Gandenetti -- Men of war #6, May 1978
  • cover artist, Ed Davis.
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. A choice of deaths
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline. Countdown
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Gandenetti -- Men of War #7, July 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Milkrun
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal -- Men of war #8, August 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Death-stroke
  • Code name : Gravedigger
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Silent sky--screaming death!
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, penciller, Larry Hama, inker, Bob Smith -- Men of war #9, October 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Gravedigger--R.I.P.
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Brother killers
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin
  • Dateline : frontline. Bathtub blues
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #10, November 1978
  • writer, David Michelinie, penciller, Ed Davis, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Crossroads / writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Duel at dawn
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin
  • Dateline : frontline. Glory soldier
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #11, December 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Berkstaten
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline. Funeral pyre
  • Enemy ace. Death is a wild beast
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #12, January 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Where is Gravedigger?
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Banner of blood
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #13, February 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Project Gravedigger--plus one
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. The last baron
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, penciller, Ed Davis, inker, Juan Ortiz
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #14, March 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The swirling sands of death
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Duel
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #15, April 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The man with the opened eye
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Wolf pack
  • Men of war #2, September 1977
  • writer, Bill Kelley, penciller, Larry Hama, inker, Jack Abel
  • The sentry
  • writer unknown, artist, Bill Payne
  • Men of war #16, May 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Hide and seek the spy
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal -- Men of war #17, June 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The river of death
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Rosa. The Castle Rhinehart affair, Part one
  • writer, Paul Kupperberg, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #18, July 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The Amiens assault
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Rosa. The Castle Rhinehart affair, Part two
  • writer, Paul Kupperberg, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #19, August 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. An angel named Marie
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
Control code
1043614
Dimensions
26 cm.
Extent
493 pages
Isbn
9781401243883
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2014378092
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781401243883
  • (OCoLC)862759979
Label
Men of war
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Chiefly black and white illustrations
  • Contains material originally published in 1977-1980 in single magazine form as Men of War #1-26
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
  • Gravedigger. The five-walled war
  • Enemy ace. A promise to the dying
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #20, September 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Cry : Jericho
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Death must wait
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #21, October 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Home--is where the hell is
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • writer, David Michelinie, penciller, Arbell Jones, inker, Romeo Tanghal ; Enemy ace. Return from Hell!
  • Dateline : frontline. Mother Russia
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #22, November 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Blackout on the boardwalk
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline. Scorched earth, crimson snow
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #23, December 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Mission : six feet under
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, penciller, Ed Davis, inker, Juan Ortiz
  • Dateline : frontline. A quiet day in Leningrad
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #24, January 1980
  • cover penciller, Joe Kubert, cover inker, Dick Giordano.
  • Gravedigger. The presidential peril
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Rosa. The ambassador's son affair, Part one
  • writer, Paul Kupperberg, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #25, February 1980
  • cover artist, George Evans.
  • Gravedigger. Save the president
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Men of war #3, November 1977
  • Rosa. The ambassador's son affair, Part two
  • writer, Paul Kupperberg, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #26, March 1980
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Night on Nickname Hill
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The suicide stratagem
  • writer, David Michelinie, penciller, Arbell Jones, inker, Romeo Tanghal ; Enemy ace. The three faces of death
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, penciller, Ed Davis, inker, Juan Ortiz
  • Men of war #4, January 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Men of war #1, August 1977
  • Gravedigger. Trial by fire
  • writer, David Michelinie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Gandenetti
  • Men of war #5, March 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Valley of the shadow
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline. Human interest story
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Gandenetti -- Men of war #6, May 1978
  • cover artist, Ed Davis.
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. A choice of deaths
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline. Countdown
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Gandenetti -- Men of War #7, July 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Milkrun
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal -- Men of war #8, August 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Death-stroke
  • Code name : Gravedigger
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Silent sky--screaming death!
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, penciller, Larry Hama, inker, Bob Smith -- Men of war #9, October 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Gravedigger--R.I.P.
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Brother killers
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin
  • Dateline : frontline. Bathtub blues
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #10, November 1978
  • writer, David Michelinie, penciller, Ed Davis, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Crossroads / writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Duel at dawn
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin
  • Dateline : frontline. Glory soldier
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #11, December 1978
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Berkstaten
  • writer, Roger McKenzie, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Dateline : frontline. Funeral pyre
  • Enemy ace. Death is a wild beast
  • writer, Cary Burkett, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #12, January 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Where is Gravedigger?
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Banner of blood
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #13, February 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Project Gravedigger--plus one
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. The last baron
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, penciller, Ed Davis, inker, Juan Ortiz
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #14, March 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The swirling sands of death
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Enemy ace. Duel
  • writer, Robert Kanigher, artist, Howard Chaykin -- Men of war #15, April 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The man with the opened eye
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Wolf pack
  • Men of war #2, September 1977
  • writer, Bill Kelley, penciller, Larry Hama, inker, Jack Abel
  • The sentry
  • writer unknown, artist, Bill Payne
  • Men of war #16, May 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. Hide and seek the spy
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal -- Men of war #17, June 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The river of death
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Rosa. The Castle Rhinehart affair, Part one
  • writer, Paul Kupperberg, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #18, July 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. The Amiens assault
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
  • Rosa. The Castle Rhinehart affair, Part two
  • writer, Paul Kupperberg, artist, Jerry Grandenetti -- Men of war #19, August 1979
  • cover artist, Joe Kubert.
  • Gravedigger. An angel named Marie
  • writer, Jack C. Harris, penciller, Dick Ayers, inker, Romeo Tanghal
Control code
1043614
Dimensions
26 cm.
Extent
493 pages
Isbn
9781401243883
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2014378092
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781401243883
  • (OCoLC)862759979

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