War Is Hell #9 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1974

About War Is Hell #9

Intro of Death as host of the title. Original content begins. Gil Kane bayonet cover. Dick Ayers art.

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COVER DETAILS

Pencils: Gil Kane

Inks: Ernie Chan

Letters: Danny Crespi

Notes: Chan inks per Nick Caputo, March 2015. Previous indexer credited Ralph Reese.

STORY DETAILS

(2 Stories)

Title: War Is Hell!

Characters: John Kowalski (Introduction; Origin); Death; The Scavenger (Villain; Introduction; Death)

Synopsis: John Kowalski, a disgraced United States Marine is killed in during Germany's invasion of Poland to start World War II.

Pages: 19.000

Script: Tony Isabella (plot); Chris Claremont (script); Steve Gerber (dialogue assist, uncredited); Roy Thomas (see notes)

Pencils: Dick Ayers

Inks: Frank Springer

Letters: Charlotte Jetter; Gaspar Saladino (splash)

Notes: Splash page credits read: "Series conceived and plotted by Tony Isabella, with the welcome aid of Roy Thomas." Steve Gerber is uncredited in the issue, however the letter column in issue 11 says: “Chris got more than a fair share of compliments on his story, but he wants to make sure Steve Gerber gets credit for some last minute copy changes in the dialogue, which-while not of major proportions-served to add even more to the impact of the script. So take your bows, gentlemen-both of you.”

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