Vietnam Journal #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"The Field Jacket!" is a gripping first chapter in Don Lomax’s Vietnam Journal, a raw and personal account drawn from the creator’s own experiences. As Journal joins a mission to evacuate a reconnaissance team, a sudden helicopter crash strands him deep in the jungle, forcing him to navigate a treacherous landscape and confront the aftermath of a firebase overrun by the Viet Cong the previous night. Rendered with stark authenticity by Lomax, whose work as writer, artist, and inker brings the story to life, the issue captures the weight of survival and the haunting silence of war. The cover by Clem Robins perfectly sets the tone—somber, immediate, and unflinching.
In the heat of a remote firebase, Journal—new to the front and carrying a worn field jacket with a mysterious past—shares its story with the men around him. As the weight of war settles in, each soldier in the group recalls how the jacket seemed to bring luck, survival, and a strange bond across the years, now passed to him.
In "The Dogs of War!" from Vietnam Journal #1, Journal—Scott "Journal" Neithammer—rides along on a mission to evacuate a reconnaissance team, only to find himself stranded in the jungle after his helicopter is shot down. With the enemy closing in and a firebase overrun the night before, he must navigate the treacherous terrain, relying on instinct and the uneasy company of fellow soldiers like Lieutenant Caldwell, Captain Solinski, and Sergeant Teed, as the line between survival and surrender blurs.
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↩ Reprints Vietnam Journal #1 (1987), Vietnam Journal #2 (1988), Vietnam Journal #3 (1988), Vietnam Journal #4 (1988), Vietnam Journal: Indian Country #1 (1990)
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