September 1979 · DC Comics · 36 pages · $0.40 cover price
One of the standout late-run issues of Weird War Tales, featuring a striking Joe Kubert cover of a Nazi soldier confronted by grasping undead hands beneath a crumbling wall. A perfect example of DC’s late-’70s pivot from straight war stories into full war-horror, where the battlefield becomes something supernatural and psychological rather than heroic.
This issue is anchored by the lead story “Spy’s House”, set in World War II on Long Island, framed by Death as narrator. Additional stories include “Solo Mission,” set on a Pacific island during WWII, and “The Gods Themselves” by J.M. DeMatteis, blending ancient Rome with cosmic fatalism. Art throughout by Romeo Tanghal and Jerry Grandenetti leans dark, moody, and heavy with shadow, pushing the series firmly into horror territory. Production duties were overseen by Joe Orlando and Paul Levitz during one of DC’s strongest editorial periods for genre books.
Grades NM (9.4) with high-gloss cover, strong colors, square spine, tight corners, and clean pages throughout. A sharp, well-preserved copy with excellent eye appeal.
September 1979 · DC Comics · 36 pages · $0.40 cover price
One of the standout late-run issues of Weird War Tales, featuring a striking Joe Kubert cover of a Nazi soldier confronted by grasping undead hands beneath a crumbling wall. A perfect example of DC’s late-’70s pivot from straight war stories into full war-horror, where the battlefield becomes something supernatural and psychological rather than heroic.
This issue is anchored by the lead story “Spy’s House”, set in World War II on Long Island, framed by Death as narrator. Additional stories include “Solo Mission,” set on a Pacific island during WWII, and “The Gods Themselves” by J.M. DeMatteis, blending ancient Rome with cosmic fatalism. Art throughout by Romeo Tanghal and Jerry Grandenetti leans dark, moody, and heavy with shadow, pushing the series firmly into horror territory. Production duties were overseen by Joe Orlando and Paul Levitz during one of DC’s strongest editorial periods for genre books.
Grades NM (9.4) with high-gloss cover, strong colors, square spine, tight corners, and clean pages throughout. A sharp, well-preserved copy with excellent eye appeal.
