1941: The Illustrated Story #[nn]

This Heavy Metal/Pocket Books adaptation of the Columbia Pictures/Universal Studios comedy arrives in an explosion of wartime chaos — the cover by Stephen Bissette and Rick Veitch packs in shark-mouthed fighter planes dogfighting overhead, a Japanese Zero swooping across the foreground, a tank named "Lubelle" rumbling through the madness, and a cast of scrambling, gun-toting characters caught in the middle of it all. Written by Bob Gale, John Milius, and Allan Asherman, with artwork throughout by Bissette and Veitch, this 1979 illustrated story captures the anarchic spirit of the film in vivid, energetic style. With an introduction by Steven Spielberg, it's a genuinely fun artifact of the era that comics and cinema fans alike will appreciate.