G.I. Combat #151 (1972), story page 1 by Maurer

There's so little Maurer work on CAF, and over the many years I've collected art I have seen so little come up for sale. This one has some nice aerial combat, and the detailing on the title letters is great.

Thanks, Paul! I too wish more of his art was on CAF. I wonder whether his or Kubert's Three Stooges art is still around. Probably not. About a year ago Heritage had complete Medal of Honor stories from the Maurer estate. I got two including this one.

I remember reading a few Three Stooges comics by Maurer. But I had no idea that he also did War comics. Great addition Peter!

Thanks, Hart! I didn't know that Maurer had done Three Stooges comics and with Kubert! Adam Kubert remembers Maurer as a regular visitor and, on at least one occasion, stayed at their home.

Great bi-plane action! I just love the title stat with all the little drawings inside of it, too, so awesome!

Impressive art from a multi talented creator!

Now did Luke actually destroy two 'Drachens' two minutes apart?

And was it common for the US troops to call their allies 'frenchie' to their face?

Thanks, Miki! Here's what I found:

"September 15th (1918): in the morning Luke sent two balloons near Boinville to the ground in flames. But when (General Billy) Mitchell arrived to witness Luke and Wehner down two balloons at a promised 6:58 P.M., he said: 'It’s impossible!”'To down a balloon at all was a feat. All of a sudden there was a huge explosion in the sky near Spincourt. Moments later, Mitchell yelled: 'My God! There goes the other!' Luke had destroyed both balloons. When he and Wehner landed, they received congratulations from Mitchell and other officers. 'We’ll burn them as fast as they put them up!' Luke promised." (ltlukemuseum.org)

Although AI says they were called Frenchie, AI's references don't support that. The French nickname for their soldiers was “'poilu” (“hairy one”). American and British soldiers might have occasionally used that term. American use of the word Frenchie for French soldiers might have started during World War II. Cajun-speaking American soldiers were also called Frenchie. 

Great page Peter! I always wonder how close a resemblance these are  to the the actual war veterans? The biplane drawings are splendid throughout this one.

Congrats on the pickup and thanks for sharing it here with us.

Thanks, Lee! Resemblance is close. I've now uploaded Frank Luke's photo to additional images. I got wrapped up in the Maurer bio.

Love Maurer's work. Was lucky to find a piece myself many years ago.

Wow!! You have a Gold Key Three Stooges cover by Maurer! I doubt any St. John Three Stooges art still exists. Great Kubert quote about Maurer! I would love to read the interview. I found an interview by Gary Groth that talks about Maurer.

Congrats on landing the full Maurer story Peter! The way the Medal Of Honor lettering/treatment is done with the illustrations within each letter (and to a surprising level of detail considering the limited space to work) is so cool, and those planes are excellent.