“I’ll never get used to peace,” says Gunner. “Check!” says Sarge, staring straight ahead. Novels have been written about veterans struggling in post-combat society. In this story about battle fatigue, Robert Kanigher wrote his novel in a panel.
Gunner & Sarge was created by Robert Kanigher (scripts) and Jerry Grandenetti (pencils and inks). Grandenetti had a supple, relaxed line that often disguised moments of jarring darkness. Joe Kubert did the cover. This is from Our Fighting Forces No. 70, August 1962. Scans are from my own comic.
Gunner & Sarge was created by Robert Kanigher (scripts) and Jerry Grandenetti (pencils and inks). Grandenetti had a supple, relaxed line that often disguised moments of jarring darkness. Joe Kubert did the cover. This is from Our Fighting Forces No. 70, August 1962. Scans are from my own comic.
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Excellent selection Mykal. Gunner & Sarge were a winning pair despite the whole "Losers" thing (and that was pretty good too).
Cool story. There were quite a few Japanese holdouts after World War II, and even if we go by the publication date, the holdout in the story would not have been the last; according to Wikipedia the last two holdouts surrendered in 1974:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_holdout
The phenomenon was common enough knowledge that it was even featured in an episode of Gilligan's Island.
Chuck: Gunner and Sarge always seemed to struggle in sales, perhaps because they often had humorous elements to their stories. Perhaps readers of the era were looking for nothing but serious stuff without lightness. As this story testifies, though, Gunner and Sarge could do drama with the best of them.
Pat: Thanks for the historical tidbit! I love that stuff. The entire series (Gunner and Sarge) took place on an unnamed island which always bore a strong resemblance to Okinawa. – Mykal
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