Weird War Tales #49
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Face of the Enemy," a restless boy named Johnny is drawn by the strange music of a rock band—only to stumble upon a trio of otherworldly, glowing musicians whose presence proves fatal. Written by Steve Skeates and brought to life with eerie precision by Steve Ditko, this 1976 issue of Weird War Tales delivers a chilling, surreal tale of curiosity and consequence. The cover by Jack Sparling and Vince Colletta captures the unsettling mood, a 30-cent comic that lingers in the mind long after the final page.
In a quiet moment of wartime boredom, a young boy named Johnny follows the haunting sound of a rock band playing from an abandoned field. What starts as a curious chase leads him to a trio of eerie, glowing musicians—beings of light and sound whose music carries a deadly secret.
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Reprinted in The Steve Ditko Omnibus #1 (2011), Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights #[nn] (2014)
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