Wonderful to have these comics in a collection!

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	• Showcase Presents: The Haunted Tank, Vol. 1 Robert Kanigher DC Comics, 2006 - 560 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The Little Tank that Could

An M-3 Stuart Tank taking on Germans in the middle of Africa- nothing seem even close to "fair" when I write that, picturing a 37mm gun platform taking on 88mm weapons, diver bombers, Nazi youth, and droves of other enemies as the G.I.'s attack the Reich. Still, the little tank has a secret that the Nazi's didn't count on; the long-dead Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart looks over tank and crew (Rich - the gunner, Arch - the assistant, and Jeb - the tank commander) as a protectorate that time really hasn't forgotten.

To be fair, some people won't like the stories because some of them may seem a little dull by today's standards. All in all they are propaganda stories from the 60's and you already have an idea of what is going to happen in a story made By Americans Fro Americans. You can also understand why this depiction of the "little tank that could" would be written if you look at the "when" it occurred, too, but beyond that it has a lot of things that I found appealing. First, Joe Kurbert and Russ Heath both worked on the art, and the two of them were some of the best when it came to war depictions. Second, the storyline is an odd one considering what you're reading. You have a small tank, an M-3, being protected by the ghost of a Confederate as they try to plow a foothold into the ranks of some entrenched Nazis. This leads to quite a few offerings in the ways of battle, quite a few depictions in the way of assailants, and it also showcases a drove of storylines that aren't just "tank v Reich." You even get the initial two comics that explains it all, telling you why the crew is being watched over in a war that costs so many their lives.
Personally, I thought that was a great thing to have because I had seen a lot of the G.I.Combat stories but never this one.

While I'm not going to list all the stories in the books, I'll add that the stories come from G.I.Combat #87 - G.I.Combat #119 AND that there are crossovers from Sgt. Rock, Johnny Cloud, and an appearance from Our Army At War. This means there are well over 500 pages of story added to the book and, for fans of the series or for fans of art that seems to have been place on the backburners of time, this is something worth having.
And, at the price, it is a good way to rekindle a love once harbored.

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The Haunted tank

The book brought back fun memories of when I read these stories years ago. I still enjoy the tales even though I relize now that taking out a german tiger tank with a stuart is impossible. It's really great to have the series in order in one book I never had that many of the originals. My only complaint is that there is no color just black and white.

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Wonderful to have these comics in a collection!

I collected G.I. Combat as a kid (still have a pretty nice collection of the mags). I really dig seeing the Haunted Tank stories collected this way!

Faithful reproduction overall.

None of the interior pages are in color, only black and white line art. But they are still very well reproduced to have come from obscure early '60s comic books. Very clean and crisp. And a nice big, fat collection.

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The ghost of General J.E.B. Stuart, a long-deceased Confederate general, returns as a ghost to protect his namesake ? Sgt. Jeb Stuart, during WWII. This value-priced collection of war stories features over 500 pages of classic comics for only $16.99 and showcases the art of legendary artists Joe Kubert and Russ Heath, known for their work on Sgt. Rock.

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