Blazing Combat #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Special Forces!" in Blazing Combat #3 (1966) delivers a tense, grounded wartime thriller anchored by rookie pilot John Bassford’s harrowing first combat missions. Written and illustrated by Wallace Wood—his dynamic art and sharp storytelling on full display—this issue follows Bassford’s terrifying descent into aerial combat, from rookie mistakes to a lone fight against the Luftwaffe, culminating in a mysterious awakening in a hospital. Frank Frazetta’s iconic cover, a striking blend of grit and drama, perfectly captures the issue’s high-stakes atmosphere.
In the heart of the Battle of Britain, rookie pilot John Bassford faces his first mission with nerves and determination, only to make costly mistakes and bail out. After a second, devastating engagement leaves him the last man standing, Bassford’s fate hangs in the balance—until an unexpected turn in his recovery reveals a twist neither he nor the reader could have foreseen.
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Reprinted in Blazing Combat #[nn] (1978), Métal Hurlant #42 bis (1979), Ilustración + Comix Internacional #4 (1980), Eerie #131 (1982), Creepy #139 (1982), Spécial USA #4 (1983), World of Wood #3 (1986), Helgenen #6/1988 (1988), James Bond #9/1990 (1990), Blazing Combat: Vietnam and Korea #1 (1993), Blazing Combat: Vietnam and Korea #2 (1993), Blazing Combat: World War I and World War II #1 (1994), The Mammoth Book of Best War Comics #[nn] (2007), The Blazing Combat Collection #[nn] (2009), The Blazing Combat Collection #[nn] (2010), Agent X9 #10/2010 (2010), Agent X9 #11/2010 (2010), Agent X9 #13/2010 (2010), Agent X9 #13/2011 (2011), Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth #[nn] (2013), Sodan lieskat #[nn] (2015), Blazing Combat #[nn] (2015), Creepy Presents Alex Toth #[nn] (2015), The Blazing Combat Collection #[nn] (2018) + 2 more
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