Issue | #124 |
Published | June 1983 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.60 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell |
Genre | war; horror |
Pencils | Ross Andru |
Inks | Mike DeCarlo |
Genre | war; horror |
Script | Robert Kanigher |
Pencils | Topper Helmers |
Inks | Gary Martin |
Colors | Jerry Serpe |
Letters | Phil Felix |
Editing | Paul Levitz; E. Nelson Bridwell |
Notes | "A Mountain of Skulls!" (Part One, 5 pages), "Wait--Beyond the Grave!" (Part Two, 4 pages), "Shuddering Skies" (Part Three, 4 pages), "Murder of a Town!" (Part Four, 2 pages), "Earth Is Hell!" (Part Five, 1 page), "This Graveyard Earth" (Part Six, 1 page), "Out of Ashes--Eden!" (Conclusion, 1 page). Set in 453 in Western Europe during the time of Attila the Hun, in 1190 during the reign of King Richard the Lion-Hearted in England, in 1915 in France during World War I, in 1942 in Czechoslovakia during World War II, in the middle of the 21st Century in New York City, in the 31st Century, and sometime in the far future. |
Characters | G.I. Robot [J.A.K.E. 2]; Cap; a robot cat; Creature Commandos [Lt. Matthew Shrieve; Taylor; Dr. Medusa; Griffith; Velcro] |
Synopsis | General Paul Levitz sentences G.I. Robot and the Creature Commandos to death, but the sentence is commuted, and they are sent into a mission in space. However, the rockets malfunction, and they head towards an unknown destination. |
Genre | war; monsters |
Script | Robert Kanigher |
Pencils | Fred Carrillo |
Inks | Fred Carrillo |
Colors | Jerry Serpe |
Notes | Set during World War II. Script and art credits confirmed in the letters page of this issue. |
Genre | war; horror |
Script | Robin Snyder |
Pencils | Keith Giffen |
Inks | Ernie Colon |
Notes | Set in France during World War II. |
Genre | war; horror |
Script | Robin Snyder |
Pencils | Ric Estrada |
Inks | Ric Estrada |
Colors | Jerry Serpe |
Letters | Phil Felix |
Editing | Mike W. Barr; E. Nelson Bridwell |
Notes | Set during World War II. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | As well as letters, the letters page includes a list of memorable stories from the series: "Weird War" (#11), "Dream of Disaster" (#14), "The Dead Draftees of Regiment Six" (#41), "Death God" (#59), "Death the Dread Drummer" (#89), "Roses Are Red--But Blood Is Redder" (#109-110), and "Destination Unknown" (#124). |