Veterans' Day Special: Comic Books Played a Major Part...

...in shaping the public's impression of our troops during World War II!

Tribute to the Navy Air Corps
featuring F6F Hellcat fighters.
Issue #11

Tribute to the Army Air Force

featuring B-24 Liberator heavy bombers.
Issue #10

Tribute to the Marine Air Corps
featuring F4U Corsair fighters.
Issue #9

Among the classiest were these three beautiful covers for Aviation  Press' Contact Comics.
Spectacular, intense, eye-catching color highlights these poster-style pieces of art by artist LB Cole.
Each one paid honor to the aviation division of one of the three armed forces branches. (The Air Force as a separate branch didn't come about until after WWII)

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Salute to the Veterans!

Tomorrow is Veteran's Day!

A sincere 

Thank You

for your service, men and women of our Armed Forces, past and present, for your dedication and sacrifice!

Salute to the Veterans!

A sincere Thank You for your service, men and women of our Armed Forces, past and present, for your dedication and sacrifice!

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Super Green Beret on Flag Day!

Never failing to capitalize on a pop culture trend, several 1960s comics publishers, noticing the popularity of the hit single Ballad of the Green Berets (by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler & Robin Moore) quickly launched comics series featuring the elite Army unit.
Most were standard war comics, just set in VietNam instead of WWII Europe or Asia, but one stood out from the rest for sheer weirdness...

What do you get when you combine...
1) Green Berets and the VietNam War with...
2) Teenagers...
and 3) SuperHeroes?
Why, SUPER GREEN BERET, of course!

Green Beret Roger Wilson saves a Vietnamese monk from a wild boar, and in return the grateful priest attaches a pin to his beret which makes it glow.
Home on leave, Roger gives the glowing beret to his teenage nephew Tod Holton, who discovers that, when he dons the headgear and salutes, he's transformed into a super-powered adult dressed in a soldier's uniform!
(There's a long tradition in comics of teens turning into adult superheroes, going all the way back to the original Captain Marvel and The Fly.)
Using his new-found powers of teleportation, telepathy, telekinesis, transmutation, time travel, invulnerability, and super-strength, Tod decides to fight Enemies of Our Country, mostly Communists in then-present-day Asia, but also the British in the American Revolution and Nazis in World War II!
Yes, it's as hokey as it sounds!
And, to think it only ran two issues! (But they were 64 pages each, so it was like getting two regular-sized issues of mind-bending military madness at a time!)

We at Atomic Kommie Comics™ felt that we couldn't let such an outrageous character and concept be forgotten, so, as part of our War: Past, Present, & Future™ line, we incorporated Super Green Beret as a light-hearted example of 1960s funkiness to contrast with the seriousness of the World War II and Korean Police Action material (plus we wanted an excuse to make some kool SGB collectibles for ourselves)!

So, why not give a Super Green Beret collectible to the VietNam vet or gonzo comic collector in your life?
It'd make a great Flag Day or 4th of July gift!

FREE BONUS: A link to an online re-presentation of the origin of Super Green Beret!
You gotta see it to believe it!

For the Mother/Wife/Sister/Girlfriend/Veteran in Your Life!

May is chock-full of holidays.Among them: Mother's Day, Armed Forces Day, and Memorial Day.How about a gift that would cover ALL three of them at one shot?
Our War: Past, Present and Future store offers a unique idea for the female World War II veteran in your life.
Whether she's your mother or grandmother, sister or aunt, wife or ex-wife, we've got a bunch of items that show your respect and love in a kitchy kool kind of way.
Long and short-sleeve T-shirts, mugs, blank journals, even kitchen magnets, all adorned with a classic 1940s comic cover paying tribute to WWII-era WACs, WAVEs, and MCWRs!
Available on a variety of kool kollectibles!

For the Guys in the Foxhole...

After seeing Ken Burns' The War, several years go, we at Atomic Kommie Comics™ thought of doing something in the same vein, showing the gritty, dramatic, truth in honest, non-romanticised terms. Not like Sgt. Fury or Our Army at War, but something that would pay respect to the dogfaces and leathernecks who actually won the war!
Thus, we came up with... our World War II line , classic comic images drawn by veterans, for veterans, history and WWII buffs, or anyone who admires the men and women who put their lives on the line to stop true evil from conquering the world, not because they wanted to, but because they had to!
We digitally-restored and remastered them on a line of kool kollectibles which would make perfect Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, or 4th of July gifts for the WWII veteran in your life.
Choose from t-shirts, mugs, magnets, BBQ aprons, and many other goodies.
What cooler way to say "thank you" to the guys or gals of the "Greatest Generation" for what they did for the world?
(And have a look at the other collectibles we offer at War: Past, Present & Future™ while you're at it!)

Memorial Day is Coming...

Comic books played a major part in shaping the public's impression of both our troops and our enemies during World War II.
Among the classiest were these three beautiful covers for Contact Comics, an aviation-oriented title. Spectacular, intense, eye-catching color highlights these poster-style pieces of art.
Each one paid honor to the aviation division of one of the three armed forces branches. (The Air Force as a separate branch didn't come about until after WWII)

Tribute to the Navy Air Corps featuring F6F Hellcat fighters.

Tribute to the Army Air Force featuring B-24 Liberator heavy bombers.

Tribute to the Marine Air Corps featuring F4U Corsair fighters.

We at Atomic Kommie Comics™ have digitally-restored and remastered them on a line of kool kollectibles which would make perfect Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day,  Flag Day, or 4th of July gifts for the WWII veteran in your life.
Choose from t-shirts, mugs, magnets, BBQ aprons, and many other goodies.
(And have a look at the other World War II collectibles we offer at War: Past, Present & Future™ while you're at it!)

Salute the Troops on Veteran's Day!

A sincere Thank You, men and women of our Armed Forces, past and present, for your dedication and sacrifice.

Salute the Troops on Memorial Day!

A sincere Thank You to those who protect us now and in the past.

My father and big brother both served in the military and both saw combat.

Though I didn't serve, I see how it both affected and benefited them.

REAL Wonder Women of World War II

May is chock-full of holidays.
Among them: Mother's Day, Armed Forces Day, and Memorial Day.
It's a bit late to order for Mothers Day (unless you want to pay rush charges), but, how about a gift that would cover the other two of them?
Surf on down to Women of WWII where Atomic Kommie Comics™ offers a unique set of kool kollectibles for the female World War II veteran in your life.
Whether she's your mother or grandmother, sister or aunt, or wife or ex-wife, we've got a bunch of items that show your respect and love in a kitchy, yet kool, kind of way.
Long and short-sleeve T-shirts, mugs, blank journals, even kitchen magnets, all adorned with a classic 1940s comic cover paying tribute to WWII-era WACs, WAVEs, and MCWRs!

So, if you're looking for something different to give as a gift, come to War: Past, Present & Future™ where you can see war through the eyes of those who witnessed it, those who dreamed about it, and those whose job was to make you want to be part of it!

Design of the Week--USA is READY!

Each week, we post a limited-edition design, to be sold for exactly 7 days, then replaced with another!
This week...70 years ago, the world was at war, and we knew it was only a matter of time before the United States would be drawn into battle.
To help reassure the Youth of America, the War Department worked with Dell Publishing to produce this comic book detailing how well-prepared we were for the Coming Conflict.
Ironically, looking at it from the perspective of almost three-quarters of a century later, it's a classic example of underestimating the enemy, since most of the "state of the art" equipment shown was hopelessly-outclassed by the weapons produced by both Germany and Japan!
But, it's a great example of propaganda (in a good cause)!
And, we learned quickly!
By 1943, we were able to match or surpass anything the Axis could throw against us.

Available on kool kollectibles including iPhone and iPad cases, t-shirts, mugs, etc.


BONUS: We're presenting the actual comic for FREE at our "brother" blog WAR: Past, Present & Future™, which runs military-themed comic books covering from caveman conflicts to battles beyond the stars.

Happy Memorial Day

Our Thanks to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces, past and present.

Check out the

Tribute to the Troops

WebStore

featuring

Army Air Force

Navy Air Corps

Marine Air Corps

Women of the Armed Forces

for collectibles perfect for Flag Day or 4th of July presents!

The Guys in the Foxhole...

After seeing Ken Burns' The War, we at Atomic Kommie Comics™ thought of doing something in the same vein, showing the gritty, dramatic, truth in honest, non-romanticised terms.
Not like Sgt. Fury or Our Army at War, but something that would pay respect to the dogfaces and leathernecks who actually won the war!

We proudly present... our World War II line , classic comic images drawn by veterans, for veterans, history and WWII buffs, or anyone who admires the men and women who put their lives on the line to stop true evil from conquering the world, not because they wanted to, but because they had to!
We've digitally-restored and remastered them on a line of kool kollectibles which would make perfect Memorial Day, Flag Day, or 4th of July gifts for the WWII veteran in your life.
Choose from t-shirts, mugs, magnets, BBQ aprons, and many other goodies.

What better way to say "thank you" to the guys or gals of the "Greatest Generation" for what they did for the world?

(And have a look at the other collectibles we offer at War: Past, Present & Future™ while you're at it!)

Respect the Vets!

We at Atomic Kommie Comics™ wanted to thank all those who patronized our War: Past, Present & Future™ line for gifts for the veteran in your life, and to wish those who served a happy Veterans Day.

To the veterans themselves,
a respectful "thank you" for your service to our country!

Special Memorial Day Shopping Deal!

Atomic Kommie Comics™ offers a special one-day deal to you who choose out War: Past, Present & Future™ line for Memorial Day gifts for the veteran in your life!
Just go to War: Past, Present & Future™ and choose from t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and other kool kollectibles in the following categories...
World War II as seen by the veterans themselves
World War II as seen from the Home Front
Patriotic Advertising
Korean Police Action
VietNam
or 300 Spartans
(although I doubt we'll find any veterans from THAT conflict!)

Then, if you spend $50 or more, when you go to CheckOut,
enter discount code GOMILITARY to get
FREE SHIPPING
in time for Memorial Day!
(But, it's only good thru 11:59pm Pacific Time today, May 19th, 2009!)

Happy Armed Forces Day

We at Atomic Kommie Comics™ wanted to thank all those who patronized our War: Past, Present & Future™ line for gifts for the veteran in your life, and to wish those who served a happy Armed Forces Day.

And to the veterans themselves,
a respectful "thank you" for your service to our country!