A Rookie in Roberts or The First Thirteen Weeks Are the Hardest#[nn]
A Rookie in Roberts or The First Thirteen Weeks Are the Hardest #[nn]
A Rookie in Roberts captures the raw, unfiltered experience of Private Ned Eller during his first thirteen weeks of basic training at Camp Roberts in Central California, drawn from the author’s own wartime service. Written, drawn, inked, and lettered by Ned Eller under his own name, this 1941 comic offers a rare, personal glimpse into military life with a direct, no-frills storytelling style.
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writer, artist, inker Ned Eller [as Pvt. Ned Eller] (signed) · letterer Ned Eller
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writer, artist, inker Ned Eller [as Pvt. Ned Eller] (signed)
letterer Ned Eller
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The story of Private Ned Eller as he went through basic training at Camp Roberts in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties in Central California.
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