Aces High #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Chivalry!", Captain Warren, recovering from wounds in a hospital, finds unexpected love in his nurse—only for her life to be cut short in an air raid by the ruthless Rustow's Circus. Driven by grief and a sense of honor, he confronts his commanding officer, pleading to return to combat to face Rustow personally. With no ammunition left and the enemy in sight, Warren makes a final, desperate choice. Art by Bernie Krigstein, with inks by Krigstein and colors by Marie Severin, this powerful story blends wartime tragedy with a quiet, personal code of honor. The cover, by George Evans, captures the intensity of the moment.
In the skies over Europe during World War I, where honor and instinct often clashed, Lt. Horst Viegel flew with a recklessness that defied the unspoken code of aerial combat. His disregard for the quiet rules that governed pilots on both sides would soon catch up to him in ways he never expected.
In "Revenge," Captain Warren, recovering from wounds in a war hospital, finds unexpected love with his nurse—only to lose her when she’s killed in an air raid by the ruthless pilot known as Rustow’s Circus. Driven by grief and fury, Warren pleads with his commanding officer to return to combat, determined to face Rustow. On a final mission with no ammo left, he sees his enemy’s plane and makes a desperate, heroic choice.
In "Locker 9," Burt finally earns his place among the famed Lafayette Escadrille, trading the mud of the trenches for the sky he’s always dreamed of. But as he steps into his new role, he inherits more than just a uniform—he takes over the personal effects of Lt. Blackton, a man whose fate remains shrouded in silence.
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Reprinted in Aces High #[nn] (1988), Aces High Annual #1 (1999), Aces High #2 (1999), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #11 (2014), The EC Archives: Aces High #[nn] (2017), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #21 (2018), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #26 (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #37 (2024)
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