ATOMIC WAR! "Arctic Assault"

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We return to a potential near future (the 1960s as seen in 1952)...

 ...where the Cold War became hot when Russia launched a sneak attack on the US and NATO with nuclear weapons!

Could Draft-dodger and current National Security Advisor candidate John Bolton have been inspired by this never-reprinted tale of aerial atomic action in the Arctic from Ace's Atomic War #4 (1953)?

Bolton would've been 5 or older when he read this issue at home or at the local barber shop, or in his friends' collections (presuming he had any friends)

The writer is unknown, but the illustrator was Ken Rice who rendered the bulk of the stories in both Atomic War! and World War III!

See you soon...

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ATOMIC WAR! "Slash by the Iron Greyhounds"

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We return to a potential near future (the 1960s as seen in 1952)...

 ...where the Cold War became hot when Russia launched a sneak attack on the US and NATO with nuclear weapons!

This tale of mechanized maneuvering from Ace's Atomic War #3 (1953) was illustrated by Ken Rice.

The writer is unknown.

We hope you've enjoyed this week of daily posts.

Regrettably, it's not something we can do as an ongoing practice...unless we get more hits on the blog!

As it is, we had to take this blog out of a weekly rotation because too few people were visiting it.

If traffic picks up, we can restore it to weekly posting, then, if the increased audience warrants it, make it daily!

It's up to you.

Tell your friends and/or other military aficionados about us.

See you soon...

Dis-missed!

Visit the Atomic PX...

 ...for all your radiation-proof 
uniform and equipment needs!

ATOMIC WAR! "Operation: Vengeance!"

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We return to a potential near future (the 1960s as seen in 1952)...

...as the good ol' USA prepares to kick Ruskie ass in the lead story from Atomic War! #2 (1952)

While the scripter is unknown, the art is by Ken Rice.
There's lots more future war tales in the months to come!

Until Next Week...

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WORLD WAR III "Unleashed" Conclusion

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We Have Already Seen...

In the Summer of 1960, the Soviet Union launched a devastating sneak attack on the United States...

Oddly, this series presented a similar series of events to the first issue of Atomic War, but in a slightly-different time-frame, and a different order!
There were no cross-overs and technology and certain events were very different in the two titles.
BTW, Atomic War! came first, in November, 1952, following in December, then going bi-monthly in February and April, 1953.
World War III ran in March and May of 1953, the months Atomic War! wasn't published, giving kids of the era a monthly fix of future fun!
In mid-1953 most of the Ace Publishing comic line, except for romance and war books (WWII & Korea, not future), and one horror title, were cancelled.
The remainder died when the publisher dropped comics altogether in 1956, concentrating on science fiction/fantasy paperbacks until the company was purchased by Grosset & Dunlap in 1972, and is now a highly-successful division of Penguin Publishing Group.
Story by Robert Turner, who wrote all the tales in both issues of World War III.
Illustrated by Ken Rice.

Until next time...

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WORLD WAR III "Unleashed" Part 1

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We travel to a potential near future (the 1960s as seen in 1952)...

 ...as we see a different version of how World War III could start!

We pause to catch our breaths and take in the sheer devastation.

Be here tomorrow for the conclusion of "Unleashed" along with background about how this series differs from it's "brother" title from the same publisher, Atomic War!