![]() Four soldiers who survived mission after mission-sometimes, they were the ONLY survivors for MILES-seemed bound and determined to undermine their own self-esteem at every opportunity. AWE.-of how many times per page one of The Losers reminded us, the reader, that they were, in fact, losers. ![]() There are other reviewers who know more about war comics and writer, Robert Kanigher's, contributions thereto, so I can't offer any expertise in that area. Combat (#138 ) to their long run in Our Fighting Forces (#123-150 ). This black-and-white reprint volume traces the career of The Losers from their first appearance in G.I. ![]() They then take on (or are assigned) what seem to be suicide missions, which they (mostly) survive, even if the objective isn't quite met in the way the brass envisioned. Four soldiers, the respective survivors of three disastrous missions, find themselves thrown together. The premise of the book seems to be "Challengers of the Unknown" in World War II. What turned me on to "The Losers" was the fact that John Severin had drawn the comic back in the day, and since he's my first art hero, I wanted to see how he handled the material. Still, war comics are an important genre in the history of American comics, so I'd be remiss if I didn't at least sample them. The glitz of superheroes bewitched my youthful sensibilities, so even if they were on the spinner rack at my local Rite Aid, I didn't notice them. Somehow, I completely missed the era of war comics. ![]()
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