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U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the complete run of Sam Glanzman's semi-autobiographical comic strip U.S.S. Stevens, originally published in the 1960s and '70s. The stories recount Glanzman's experiences as a sailor aboard the destroyer USS Stevens during World War II, blending gritty realism with a sailor's-eye view of life at sea. Dover's edition gathers all four original issues plus additional material, presenting a landmark of war comics in a single trade paperback.
"Frightened Boys...or Fighting Men?" is a powerful wartime tale from Sam Glanzman, whose own naval service informs this gripping story of Ruben James, a sailor transferred from the Pacific to the Atlantic to hunt German U-Boats, before facing the brutal realities of combat at Okinawa. Rendered with emotional depth and stark authenticity by Glanzman, with evocative coloring by Tatjana Wood, this collected story captures the courage and cost of service with quiet intensity.
In the tense quiet of a wartime convoy, the crew of the U.S.S. Stevens watches in sharp focus as a fierce dogfight erupts above the waves—two fighters, a P-38 and a Japanese Dragonfly, locked in a deadly dance of speed and survival. The sudden clash of war breaks the stillness, drawing every eye to the sky.
In the midst of the relentless shelling during the battle for the Marshall Islands, the crew of the U.S.S. Stevens spots a lone warrior on horseback, clad in ancient armor, riding through the smoke and fire. Captain T.A. Rakov watches in stunned silence as the figure appears—unearthly, defiant, and utterly out of time—on the burning shore.
In the tense silence of a Pacific night, deck-hand "Wild Bill" Rogers makes a sudden, decisive move—firing a spread of torpedoes that turns the tide against a lurking Japanese warship. With Lieutenant Commander T.A. Rakov watching and Ralph Woods at his side, the moment tests more than just training, revealing something deeper beneath the surface of duty.
In "In Tsingtao," four sailors venture into a recently liberated village during WWII, drawn by the promise of freedom and quiet. What they find instead is a place where the war’s shadows linger in unexpected ways, and safety is a fragile illusion.
In the early days of World War II, a destroyer crew grapples with the unexpected challenges of carrying a plane on deck for reconnaissance—what was meant to be an advantage quickly becomes a source of tension and danger.
Jerry Boyle passes the time aboard the U.S.S. Stevens sketching scenes from life at sea, dreaming of one day turning his wartime experiences into a factual comic strip that captures the truth of the moment.
In "Color Me Brave!", Mac Stringer proves his courage and skill during the chaotic rescue of trapped sailors aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor, yet still faces the harsh reality of being denied any role beyond Steward—because of his race.
Hiroi Keise, granted a fleeting two-day pass home to Hiroshima, steps into a world that feels both familiar and unbearably distant—only to arrive on the very day the city was destroyed. As he walks through streets that still hum with the weight of memory, he must confront the past, the present, and the impossible choice of what it means to return.
Ruben James, a dedicated sailor aboard the U.S.S. Stevens, finds himself swept from the Pacific to the treacherous waters of the Atlantic, chasing enemy U-boats in a relentless war at sea—before facing one of the war’s fiercest battles at Okinawa, where duty takes a personal toll.
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