Battlefields #8
In "Chapter 1" of Battlefields #8, written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Russ Braun, Abba Kharkova—defying orders—leads a daring mission behind enemy lines with Mouse, now a pilot in her own right. After being shot down and captured, she survives a brutal German massacre only to face a far more dangerous threat: the Soviet regime’s ruthless purge of prisoners. The cover by Garry Leach captures the grim tension of war’s aftermath, while Ennis and Braun deliver a harrowing tale of survival, betrayal, and the cost of loyalty in a world that offers no mercy.
Sell my copy
Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.
We Buy Collections ▸Full credits
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers
Disregarding her orders, Abba Kharkova leads Mouse (now a pilot herself) on an attack far behind German lines. When her engine dies she is shot down, gravely wounded, and dumped into a P.O.W. camp. Flight-Lieutenant Cohen, P.O.W. and former medical student, saves her life and sets her on the road to recovery. When the Germans massacre the Russian prisoners, he sacrifices himself to shield her. When Russian tanks arrive she assumes she is liberated, but instead she is beaten and imprisoned, on Stalin's orders that anyone taken captive is a traitor.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).