Nuke 'Em! Classic Cold War Comics Celebrating the End of the World

Aaron Wyn

ISBN 10: 1613451636 / ISBN 13: 9781613451632

Published by Hermes Press, US, 2020

About this Item

Back in the 1950s during the "Cold War" every new day beckoned the possibility of the end of the world. Kids grew up in the shadow of bomb shelters and were treated to daily lessons at school on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. Americans were besieged by constant reminders to police our borders, to carefully watch out for "foreigners" who might be spies, and to be ever vigilant in preparing to combat the "red" menace of communism. Comic books of this era played on these fears with stories of atomic war and world war III. This new historic reprint looks back at those good ole days, which can be viewed in the perspective of today's political climate. This volume reprints the complete runs of Atomic War! and World War III and can be read merely as great action/adventure stories, classic "war" comics or as an eerie, unanticipated commentary on today's tribulations. SPECIAL NOTE: if these extremely rare books were purchased at your local comic shop they would cost well over $1000 in low grade condition!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nuke 'Em! Classic Cold War Comics Celebrating the End of the World
• Publisher: Hermes Press, US
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1613451636
• ISBN 13: 9781613451632
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 757 grams

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Synopsis

Back in the 1950s during the “Cold War” every new day beckoned the possibility of the end of the world. Kids grew up in the shadow of bomb shelters and were treated to daily lessons at school on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. Americans were besieged by constant reminders to police our borders, to carefully watch out for “foreigners” who might be spies, and to be ever vigilant in preparing to combat the “red” menace of communism. Comic books of this era played on these fears with stories of atomic war and world war III. This new historic reprint looks back at those good ole days, which can be viewed in the perspective of today’s political climate. This volume reprints the complete runs of Atomic War! and World War III and can be read merely as great action/adventure stories, classic “war” comics or as an eerie, unanticipated commentary on today’s tribulations. SPECIAL NOTE: if these extremely rare books were purchased at your local comic shop they would cost well over $1000 in low grade condition!

About the Author

By 1930 Aaron Wyn was an associate editor at Magazine Publishers, Inc, which was owned by Warren A. Angel. Wyn worked under editor Harold Hersey on such pulp magazines as Sky Birds and Spy Stories. In 1931 he was an editor, and by 1932 he had become the publisher of Magazine Publishers, which became Ace Publications in 1938. In 1940 the publisher produced comics as Ace Comics, Inc. The most popular titles were Super-Mystery Comics, Four Favorites, Crime Must Pay the Penalty, and Baffling Mysteries. Artists who contributed to these publications include Jim Mooney, Leo Morey, Jack Alderman, George H. Wilson, Warren Kremer, and Fred Guardineer.