War Comics #36
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Triumph of Corporal Jones!", a 1955 War Comics standout, Gene Colan’s art brings to life a gritty, character-driven moment from the trenches of World War I, where rivalries between American soldiers Haley and Wilson flare even amid battle. As the French struggle to understand the Americans’ bickering, a defiant patrol ventures into no man’s land to plant a sign declaring their claim—only for the chaos of their differences to become a surprising testament to their resolve. Russ Heath’s cover captures the tension with sharp, dynamic lines, setting the stage for a story where pride and purpose collide.
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Story opens with a short history of the role of America in the first world war, then focuses on Haley and Wilson, two bickering Americans. The French can make no sense of these Americans who fight among themselves. Wilson joins the next patrol to take a sign into no man's land. Haley says the sign was his idea. The patrol gets pinned down, and Haley leads a group of American volunteers to relieve them. The French realize that the Americans are so keen on fighting they will even fight among themselves. The sign reads: "This is no longer no man's land[;] it's Yankee Land."
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