Levy, Mark :: 6. Theme - WWII Fighter Planes and Tanks

Heath - Jet Battle - BLAM

Artists: Russ Heath (Penciller) , Russ Heath (Inker)

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BLAM Panel

Roy L BLAM from All American Men of War 89

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Artwork Details

Title:	Heath - Jet Battle - BLAM
Artist:	Russ Heath (Penciller)
Artist:	Russ Heath (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	518
Likes on CAF:	9 10
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	17
Added to Site:	3/1/2023
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Description

OK, this is not a WWII plane but it snuck its way in with its superior speed!

Small price to pay to share this Heath example. The "BLAM" panel is what pushed me over the edge to acquire this page - so I added a close-up of that one as an additional image.

Add: I should clarify that I don't believe Roy L. used this page for his BLAM (added as additional image) as that painting is a clear swipe from All American Men of War 89 - but as folks comment below, it was a missed opportunity for him to swipe this panel from Our Fighting Forces 43 published in 1958 but that is 4 years before most of the war swipes from books published in 1962

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	Mark Levy ( 35 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	September 2004
Last Login:	September 2025
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Country:	UNITED STATES
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Rick W
Member Since 2017

Posted on 3/1/2023

Wonderful Heath war page!

Fisch Benz
Member Since 2019

2 - Posted on 3/2/2023

Beautiful war page! Has a very nostalgic feel to it.

When I was a kid, I used to play an aircraft shooting game where you had to shoot down MiGs. I recently looked up where the word came from and it's interesting:

MiG, any member of a family of Soviet military fighter aircraft produced by a design bureau founded in 1939 by Artem Mikoyan (M) and Mikhail Gurevich (G). (The i in MiG is the Russian word meaning “and.”)

And now I know why the i is lower case.

F M
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/2/2023

Very nice Heath page.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/2/2023

If I was Roy Lichtenstein, I would have stolen that Blam and made myself famous in the world of pop art! Heath is just that powerful when he shows these dogfights. The camera angles, the jet trails, and the human drama all on one page!

Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009

2 - Posted on 3/2/2023

Marcus Wai wrote:

Great page Mark! Roy Lichtenstein has a painting "Blam" (1962) with a fighter plane of similar design being hit in a BLAM!....Google it!

Davide G.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 3/2/2023

I can't BLAMe you for having made this exception 😉 Brilliantly composed and masterfully inked page!

Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008

Posted on 3/2/2023

Combat pilots are the bravest cats around. Russ Heath captured the reality of war so expertly. B L A M

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 3/2/2023

Exciting war page from the master Russ Heath! Beautiful storytelling and outstanding art! Congrats!

Will K
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 3/2/2023

If Lichtenstein didn't copy that bottom left panel, it could only be because he missed that issue of OFF. This page has all the things that made Russ Heath "the man" for aerial dog fights.

Mark Howland
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/2/2023

For all of his rip-offs, Lichtenstein should have at least bought Heath a drink. BLAM!

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

Posted on 3/2/2023

Terrific page!

Aaron N.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 3/2/2023

Nice one. Do we know what issue this is?

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/3/2023

Aaron N. wrote:

Nice one. Do we know what issue this is?

Hi Aaron...thanks for reminding me to add to the description...Our Fighting Forces 43 published in 1958

Steve Kro
Member Since 2007

Posted on 3/2/2023

BLAM-tastic! Great page.

Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013

Posted on 3/3/2023

Pop Art in the making on a smooth Russ Heath page... So nice!

Peter Roe
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 3/3/2023

Fabulous page Mark! Heath drew fighter aircraft combat so well, whether Korean War Sabre and MIG jets like this one or World War II Mustangs and German fighters. This historic page is in excellent hands and care! Congratulations!

Ian Saint
Member Since 2021

Posted on 4/12/2023

Wonderful dogfight page. Seriously beautiful. I am quite a fan of this.

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