War Action #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Rain!" in War Action #1 (1952) delivers a harrowing, visceral moment of wartime courage under fire, as a lone soldier faces impossible odds. Written and illustrated by Gil Evans, the story captures raw tension in a brutal confrontation between a bazooka team and flame-throwing tanks, with a pivotal, tragic turn that defines the cost of survival. The cover by Sol Brodsky perfectly frames the issue’s grim intensity.
In the relentless downpour of a war-torn battlefield, Duncan clings to consciousness at his machine gun post, exhaustion blurring the line between friend and foe. When distant sounds pierce the rain, his frayed nerves snap—and he opens fire, trusting his instincts in the chaos.
In the blistering heat of battle, a young soldier named Harry is thrust into a deadly confrontation with flame-throwing tanks, forced to face his deepest fear. When panic takes hold and he abandons his comrades, a moment of desperate courage leads him to a final, reckless act—flinging himself into the path of the fire, where fate twists in a single, tragic instant.
In "Six Dead Men!", a grizzled commander named Drake leads five fellow soldiers on a perilous mission behind enemy lines to destroy a critical ammunition cache. With time running out and danger at every turn, the team must rely on grit and stealth to pull off a high-stakes operation that defies the odds.
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Reprinted in Atlas at War! #[nn] (2020), Atlas Artist Edition #1 (2023), Marvel and Fantagraphics Present Stories from the Atlas Comics Library: FCBD 2024 #[nn] (2024)
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