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Battle Action (284): 11 October1980; Fighting Mann

Artists: Cam Kennedy (All) , J. Aldrich (Letterer) , Alan Hebden (Writer)

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Title:	Battle Action (284): 11 October1980; Fighting Mann
Artist:	Cam Kennedy (All)
Artist:	J. Aldrich (Letterer)
Artist:	Alan Hebden (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Title Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,882
Likes on CAF:	1 2
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Added to Site:	7/5/2017
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"Holy Toledo! Now that Phantom's going to smash into those other Phantoms!"

Superb macho military action in Battle's ground-breaking Vietnam strip, as Walter Mann combs SE Asia for his missing son, and stumbles on a conspiracy to end the war in the worst way possible.

Was Fighting Mann one of the very first strips to be set in Vietnam? The action is in 1967, but the war had only ended 7 years or so before 1980. Radical stuff for a boy's comic, showing Battle's determination to be a more hard-edged and contemporary comic.

The action over these three pages and preceding and following episodes is based on the real-life fire on the USS Forrestal(CVA-59 Supercarrier) on 29th July 1967, which killed 134.

Cam Kennedy's work is looser (3 pages a week for umpteen episodes) than his later work for 2000AD, but his mastery of military men and equipment in action was unmatched. The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King and the USS Forrestal itself are clearly recognisable, and an integral part of the action.

Ink and whiteout on cartridge paper (cropped and mounted on thin white paper)
Mount: 18" x 15"
Image: 17.5" x 13.5"

Letters: J.Aldrich

Script: Alan Hebden

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