War Battles #8

Red Circle Press

Australia

Published
May 1953
Page count
24
Cover price
8d [0-0-8 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None

Credits

Art
Jayar Studios, artist [credited]

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Smoke of Battle Cover, 1 page

"Shocking Tales of Combat"

Featuring

Genre
War

Credits

Art
Lee Elias, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Joe Rosen, letterer
Editing
Leon Harvey, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
War Battles (Harvey, 1952 series) #7 (September 1952)
The Smoke of Battle!

Notes

Elias'

Show/hide 1. The Holdout Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
War

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Jack Sparling, line art
Text
Joe Rosen, letterer
Editing
Leon Harvey, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
War Battles (Harvey, 1952 series) #7 (September 1952)
The Holdout
Also printed
United States
Warfront (Harvey, 1951 series) #23 (October 1954)
The Holdout
Show/hide 2. The Smoke of Battle! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
War

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Manny Stallman , line art
Text
Joe Rosen, letterer
Editing
Leon Harvey, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
War Battles (Harvey, 1952 series) #7 (September 1952)
The Smoke of Battle!
Also printed
United States
Warfront (Harvey, 1951 series) #23 (October 1954)
The Smoke of Battle!
Show/hide 3. Windmill to the Rescue! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
War

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Joe Certa , line art
Text
Joe Rosen, letterer
Editing
Leon Harvey, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
War Battles (Harvey, 1952 series) #7 (September 1952)
Windmill to the Rescue!
Show/hide 4. Taps at Huntvale Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Genre
War

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bob Powell, line art
 
, inker
Text
Joe Rosen, letterer
Editing
Leon Harvey, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
War Battles (Harvey, 1952 series) #7 (September 1952)
Taps at Arlington
Also printed
United States
Warfront (Harvey, 1951 series) #23 (October 1954)
Taps at Arlington
 
Australia
Battle Stations Jumbo Edition (Jubilee, 1971) #42045 ([December 1971])
Taps at Huntvale

Notes

The title of this story has been changed from the original 'Taps at Arlington'. An American flag on the final page is changed to the Australian flag. The story retains US references such as Andrew Jackson in the war of 1812 and the civil war.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 60476

Entry created

  • 16/07/2011

Cover added

  • 15/08/2021

Index completed

  • 15/08/2021

Last updated

  • 15/08/2021