A Rookie in Fort Custer #[nn]

In "1. Hi, Folks!", Private Ned Eller—writing and drawing under his own name—takes readers on a sharp, self-aware ride through the absurdities of military life at Fort Custer in 1942. From fumbling with field glasses to losing a birthday cake to his fellow trainees, dodging a doctor’s suspicion over a toothache, and landing in the guard house for hitch-hiking, Eller’s wry, first-person account captures the chaos of boot camp with humor and honesty. The story, rendered in a distinctive, personal style by the creator himself, stands out as a rare wartime comic with a voice all its own.