Celebrate D-Day...by Reading Comics/Graphic Novels About It!

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It's the anniversary of D-Day, when the Allies, led by America, invaded Fortress Europa...

...and we at War: Past Present and Future , along with our fellow RetroBlogs, Hero Histories and Atomic Kommie Comics, have presented numerous graphic tales of that epic day, beginning with Marvel's Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos hitting the beach on D-Day!

Yes, it was reprinted in a Marvel Masterworks over a decade ago, but those are extremely-expensive and didn't sell very well, so most of you have never seen this tale from over a half century ago!

We gave equal time to Fury's DC counterpart, Sgt. Rock, presenting his never-reprinted D-Day adventure...which was also the final story illustrated by his co-creator Joe Kubert!

It was really crowded at Normandy on June 6th, 1944 since Blackhawk and his team were also there, so it's only fair we present their never-reprinted D-Day adventure...which also doubles as their previously-unrevealed origin...at Hero Histories!

The EC Comics crew, best known for sci-fi and horror, also did a story about D-Day...by three ex-military personnel as seen HERE!

And one of their crew, who served in the Merchant Marine before becoming a paratrooper, did this tale  about our paratroopers on D-Day...

Our "parent" RetroBlog, AtomicKommie Comics, joined in with both a brief three-pager...

...and a multi-part retelling courtesy of Gilberton, the publisher behind Classics Illustrated and World Around Us!

Enjoy, and if you have a friend or family member who's a D-Day veteran, tell him "Thank You" for us!

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SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS "Viet Nam: the Valor and the Victory!" Conclusion

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We Have Already Seen...

...in 1967,  a team of middle-aged World War II veterans known to us as the "Howling Commandos" (along with a young S.H.I.E.L.D. agent) managed to destroy an atom bomb in the hands of the North Vietnamese!
(Only in comic books or action movies would that last statement actually make sense!)

They are now en-route to their pick-up site...

Editor's Note: this brings us back to where the whole story started HERE!

There would be a couple more "present-day" reunions, a Christmastime one to re-tell their experiences at the Battle of the Bulge, and one involving an assassination attempt on (now-Congressman) "Reb" Ralston...

'Till next time...

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SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS "Viet Nam: the Valor and the Victory!" Part 4

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When Last We Left Our Middle-Aged Heroes...

..the year is 1967, and the reunited/un-retired Howling Commandos, along with fellow Howlers/S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nick Fury, Gabe Jones, and Dum-Dum Dugan, have infiltrated North VietNam to deactivate/demolish a nuclear bomb.

Accompanied by rookie S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell, the motley ensemble is about to arrive at the bomb's location in Haiphong...

WTF???

They just blew up one of North VietNam's biggest cities?

So much for being a discreet, low-key operation!
But the danger isn't over yet...as you'll see when the gang reach their rendezvous point and...
Nah.

You'll have to come back tomorrow for the conclusion featuring even more cataclysmic combat!

SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS "Viet Nam: the Valor and the Victory!" Part 3

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...it's 1967, and President Lyndon Johnson has brought the Howling Commandos out of retirement to join still-active S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Colonel Nick Fury, Dum-Dum Dugan, and Gabe Jones to prevent the North Vietnamese from utilizing an atomic bomb to change the course of the war!

With rookie S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell rounding out the team, they arrive in South Vietnam to prepare for their covert operation...

We must pause in our re-telling of this never-reprinted tale by writer Gary Friedrich, penciller Dick Ayers and inker John Tartaglione from Marvel's Sgt Fury and His Howling Commandos #3 (1967) until...

...Tomorrow!

So, for now...

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SGT FURY & HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS "Battle of the Bulge" Epilogue!

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Spoiler alert...We Won the Battle of the Bulge...and World War II...

...so now we return to 1967, when this never-reprinted story was published!

And as Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. heads for his lonely home, we bid you a Merry Christmas!

We're now into the month-long 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge!

And this is just the first of several versions of the turning point of the European Campaign we'll be re-presenting over the next month!

Until then...

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SGT FURY & HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS "Battle of the Bulge" Chapter Four: Out of the Siege...and On To the Victory! (Conclusion)

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As Sgt Fury and the Howlers cover the American forces as they regroup to counter-attack the Germans, the squad manages to stop for a brief quiet interlude and even decorate a tree for some nearby Belgian kids.

But, as I said, it's only a brief interlude...

The Battle of the Bulge almost altered the outcome of the war, but real-life heroes stopped the Germans' attack.

We're now into the month-long 75th Anniversary of the conflict!

And this is just the first of several versions of the turning point of the European Campaign we'll be re-presenting over the next month!

Christmas Eve:

We Return to the Present (or at least 1967) for a heart-tugging...

"Epilogue!"

Until then...

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