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The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was an anthology series that told war stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense elements. Changes in the Comics Code Authority made the use of horror elements possible. Each issue was hosted by Death, usually depicted as a skeleton dressed in a different military uniform each issue. The title's name was inspired by editor Joe Orlando. Walt Simonson's first professional published comic book work appeared in Weird War Tales #10 (January 1973). Roger McKenzie and Frank Miller's first collaboration was on a two-page story published in Weird War Tales #68 (October 1978). Recurring characters began to appear late in the series run, notably the "G.I. Robot", and the return of "The War that Time Forgot" which originally ran in

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  • Weird War Tales
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  • The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was an anthology series that told war stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense elements. Changes in the Comics Code Authority made the use of horror elements possible. Each issue was hosted by Death, usually depicted as a skeleton dressed in a different military uniform each issue. The title's name was inspired by editor Joe Orlando. Walt Simonson's first professional published comic book work appeared in Weird War Tales #10 (January 1973). Roger McKenzie and Frank Miller's first collaboration was on a two-page story published in Weird War Tales #68 (October 1978). Recurring characters began to appear late in the series run, notably the "G.I. Robot", and the return of "The War that Time Forgot" which originally ran in
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Date
  • June 1997-September 1997
  • September-October 1971 - June 1983
Issues
  • 4(xsd:integer)
  • 124(xsd:integer)
Type
  • title
Caption
  • Issue #1 of Weird War Tales . Art by Glenn Fabry.
  • Issue #1 of Weird War Tales . Art by Joe Kubert.
Title
  • Weird War Tales
  • Weird War Tales Vol. 1
  • Weird War Tales Vol. 2
  • Weird War Tales vol. 2
Format
  • Anthology
ID
  • 513(xsd:integer)
  • 585(xsd:integer)
Schedule
  • Monthly
Publisher
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  • The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was an anthology series that told war stories with science fiction, horror, mystery and suspense elements. Changes in the Comics Code Authority made the use of horror elements possible. Each issue was hosted by Death, usually depicted as a skeleton dressed in a different military uniform each issue. The title's name was inspired by editor Joe Orlando. Walt Simonson's first professional published comic book work appeared in Weird War Tales #10 (January 1973). Roger McKenzie and Frank Miller's first collaboration was on a two-page story published in Weird War Tales #68 (October 1978). Recurring characters began to appear late in the series run, notably the "G.I. Robot", and the return of "The War that Time Forgot" which originally ran in Star Spangled War Stories. Writer J. M. DeMatteis and penciler Pat Broderick created the Creature Commandos in Weird War Tales #93 (November 1980). In Weird War Tales #101 (July 1981), the G.I. Robot is deployed to a Pacific island alongside the Marines to fight the Japanese military. Although the robot is technically named "Jungle Automatic Killer - Experimental Number 1" (J.A.K.E. 1), it is given the nickname of the G.I. Robot. J.A.K.E. 1 is destroyed in Weird War Tales #111 (May 1982) but is replaced by J.A.K.E. 2, which continues to fight on various Pacific islands, including Dinosaur Island. It later teams with the Creature Commandos. Other stories would often feature robot soldiers, ghosts, the undead, and other paranormal characters from different eras of time.
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