On a quiet night in 1960, the Soviet Union launched a treacherous attack on the United States utilizing nuclear weaponry.
Though caught off-guard due to Commie sleeper agents disabling most of
NORAD's Distant Early Warning System, America's armed forces swing into
action...
In reality, a mid-air burst would be
as
effective, if not more so, than a nuclear bomb hitting the ground, with
the electro-magnetic pulse effectively destroying all electronics and a
shock wave unobstructed by buildings or geographic features.
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From the New York Journal-American Archive at the University of Texas |
This 1952 tale launched the short-lived
Atomic War comic book series, which presented a remarkably-consistent "future" world of 1960 with it's own continuity.
Illustrated by Ken Rice, this premiere tale from
Ace's Atomic War! #1 (1952) establishes the premise and leaves the reader shell-shocked.
You can read even more
Atomic War tales
HERE!