Weird War Tales – my growing collection

Posted on April 1, 2021 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Weird War Tales was a DC anthology series of war-related stories blended with sci-fi, horror and the paranormal. Each issue was hosted by a character called ‘Death’ who was often drawn wearing a different military uniform for each issue. Recurring characters such as the Creature Commandos, G.I. Robot, and The War That Time Forgot became regular stories. The original title ran from 1971 to 1983 across 124 issues. In 1997 it was revised as a four part series, and in 2000 a one-off special.

Here is my collection so far. Many of the covers are drawn by one of my all-time favourite comic book artists Joe Kubert.

Weird War Tales advert. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 1. 1971.

: Weird War Tales 13. 1973.

: Weird War Tales 25. 1974.

: Weird War Tales 31. 1974.

: Weird War Tales 32. 1974.

: Weird War Tales 35. 1975.

: Weird War Tales 36. 1975.

: Weird War Tales 39. 1975.

: Weird War Tales 44. 1976. US.

: Weird War Tales 49. 1976.

: Weird War Tales 53. 1977.

: Weird War Tales 60. 1978.

: Weird War Tales 61. 1978.

: Weird War Tales 62. 1978. .

: Weird War Tales 67. 1978.

: Weird War Tales 69. 1978.

: Weird War Tales 71. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 72. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 74. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 78. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 80. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 86. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 88. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 90. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 92. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 94. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 100. 1981.

: Weird War Tales 103. 1981.

: Weird War Tales 106. 1981.

: Weird War Tales 108. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 112. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 114. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 115. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 116. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 117. 1982.

Weird War Tales issue N°1

Posted on July 19, 2019 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Weird War Tales N°1. 1971. US. Joe Kubert cover.

I finally got hold of issue number one of Weird War Tales by DC, October 1971. I’ve been after this debut issue of the brilliant comic book series for a long while, and managed to snag a copy at a more than agreeable price.

Weird War Tales was an anthology series of war-related stories blended with sci-fi, horror and the paranormal. Each issue was hosted by a character called ‘Death’ who was often drawn wearing a different military uniform on the cover or introduction page. Recurring characters such as the Creature Commandos, G.I. Robot, and The War That Time Forgot became regular stories.

The original title ran from 1971 to 1983 across 124 issues. In 1997 it was revised as a four part series, and in 2000 a one-off special.

I have some more Weird War Tales hopefully arriving soon, featuring The Creature Commandos on the covers. As for my collection of the full Weird War Tales run – I’m just over the one-third mark for completion. Look out for the latest additions in upcoming posts.

As always, thanks for looking 🙂

The mystery and madness of Weird War Tales

Posted on March 21, 2018 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Presenting a selection of covers from DC publication Weird War Tales.

Weird War Tales ad. 1980.

Weird War Tales was an anthology series of war-related stories blended with sci-fi, horror and the paranormal. Each issue was hosted by a character called ‘Death’ who was often drawn wearing a different military uniform for each issue. Recurring characters such as the Creature Commandos, G.I. Robot, and The War That Time Forgot became regular stories. The original title ran from 1971 to 1983 across 124 issues. In 1997 it was revised as a four part series, and in 2000 a one-off special.