Kriozere, Steve :: Russ Heath -- Victory at Sea

Victory at Sea - 1

Artists: Russ Heath (All) , Stan Lee (Writer)

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Navy Action 4 (the sub looks familiar, huh?)

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Title:	Victory at Sea - 1
Artist:	Russ Heath (All)
Artist:	Stan Lee (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	968
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	8/4/2014
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Description

VICTORY AT SEA was a documentary television series about naval warfare during World War II and originally broadcast by NBC in 1952–1953. While the popular show was on the air, Russ Heath and Stan Lee (who first worked together in 1946!) teamed up to create these four try-out samples as a part of a proposal to sell a comic strip version of the "Victory at Sea" television show to newspapers. Russ and Stan realized that if it sold, the majority of the money would go to the producers/owners of the television show and not the two of them. So they never shopped the strips around and moved on to work on other projects together. But what remained behind were four absolutely incredible comic strips (with 3 panels in each) showcasing everything amazing about Russ Heath. They are some of the nicest, if not the nicest, war-themed art Russ has ever drawn. Each panel shows a different side of Russ's immense arsenal of drawing talent and design. As my buddy Duane said perfectly: "They are practically a mini-catalog of his bag of tricks and favorite subject matter." These strips are a war "tour de force" that Russ is very, very proud of. He told me it's some of his best work ever. I agree! And I am honored to now be the custodian of this art.

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Michael Andujar
Member Since 2008

Posted on 8/4/2014

When I was in the Navy and on my ship, we had this documentary series and my Chief always requested it. This reminds me of an interesting time in my life.

DC's Showcase
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/4/2014

It's wild how many iconic images are contained on these four dailies. You know how to bring the Heath!

Dan Ripoll
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 8/6/2014

Awesome art! NO ONE can do underwater subs as well as Russ-absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing these strips-very cool stuff!

Jerry C.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 8/7/2014

My kingdom for Russ Heath! Awesome gorgeous Art!

August Uhl
Member Since 2015

Posted on 10/21/2020

Yes, these are awesome. Thanks for supplying the backstory. Imagine if the strip had been picked up, what a great thing that would have been!

Peter Roe
Member Since 2009

Posted on 12/31/2022

Thanks for sharing the very interesting backstory. The art is, of course, fabulous.

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