Peter's Gallery :: World War II - Combat (Dell) 12, April-June 1964

Combat 12, page 8 by Sam Glanzman

Artists: Sam Glanzman (Penciller) , Sam Glanzman (Inker)

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Title:	Combat 12, page 8 by Sam Glanzman
Artist:	Sam Glanzman (Penciller)
Artist:	Sam Glanzman (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	43
Likes on CAF:	9 10
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	8/27/2025
Comic Art Archive:	Combat Issue: 12 Page: 8 View

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"Guadalcanal" by Paul S. Newman. April-June 1964.

I like Sam's dry-brush rendering of ack-ack bursts. Although he tells the colorist in the margin to put "yellow in all blasts," the published page shows more red, orange, and white than yellow in them.

His margin note "F6F" identifies the fighters he drew as Grumman F6F Hellcats. However, they didn't go into action until later in the war, according to Wikipedia. Aviators from the carrier task force protecting the invasion probably flew F4F Wildcat fighters. Marines pilots on the island at Henderson Field flew Wildcats as well as Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers, both of which were also flown during the Battle of Midway. SDB stood for Scout Bomber Douglas, although its nickname was Slow But Deadly. Together these and other aircraft constituted Henderson Field's Cactus Air Force, Cactus being the island's codename.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/27/2025

Like those Time Life documentaries of WWII presented in 10 VHS tapes, this takes us through the moments of battle and the difficult decisions to be made that shaped the outcome of the war.

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 8/27/2025

I love those bottom two panels, natch. Good to see you finally mentioning the great drybrush, Peter!

Peter Roe
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 8/27/2025

Ruben DaCollector wrote:

I love those bottom two panels, natch. Good to see you finally mentioning the great drybrush, Peter!

Thanks, Rubén, for pointing out his drybrush work in the Midway pages!

Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 8/27/2025

Nice art throughout! I love the clean image of the middle panel in particular.

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 8/27/2025

The dry brush work is def amazing as you pointed out! I will second Miki's comment about the 2nd panel, it really stands out on this page. Seeing the other carrier in the distance while you see a plane takeoff and men on the deck of another gives a great depth effect.

John C
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 8/27/2025

If you drank a bottle of that, that's like... that's like... like nine or ten gulps. Couldn't you tell that was ketchup?

Peter Roe
Member Since 2009

Posted on 8/27/2025

John C wrote:

If you drank a bottle of that, that's like... that's like... like nine or ten gulps. Couldn't you tell that was ketchup?

Did I stutter? I'm blind!

Ian Saint
Member Since 2021

Posted on 9/1/2025

Love the fighter pilots battling the flak.

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