Great Moments In Comics History No. 7: German WW 1 Fighter Aces Are BAD ASS

Here's the situation: Rittmeister Hans von Hammer, "Enemy Ace" to the Allied forces, finds himself in a bit of a pickle over the skies at the Western Front. His tri-wing Fokker has been riddled with bullets and he's going down in flames. Is this the end? The hell it is!







The "Enemy Ace" saves himself from being a burnt smudge on the ground by grabbing hold of the axle of another airplane and hangs on for dear life while British fighters chase after him and his saviour over the skies of France. Just try to wrap your head around that one, will you?

This classic scene of bad-assery can only come from the mind of Robert Kanigher and the pencil skills of Joe Kubert. Reprinted in Showcase Presents: Enemy Ace (DC, 2008).

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The War That Time Forgot Miniseries (DC, 2008)

Good news: DC saw fit to publish a brand new The War That Time Forgot miniseries. TWTTF was probably the most insane comic DC ever published and you should totally get the Showcase Presents collection. In this new mini series, though, it's not just a battalion of G.Is vs. dinosaurs...it's a whole bunch of other folks as well including Hans Von Hammer, the Enemy Ace. A World War I German fighter pilot fighting dinosaurs! All that's missing in this comic are zombies.

And why does Enemy Ace have that look on his face? Is he running away because he just saw a big ass lizard with sharp teeth? Or because there's a Native American chasing him on horseback? Or maybe he realises he's in a comic book and he sees a giant pair of eyes staring back at him? Anyway, anything versus dinosaurs stokes my interest. Too bad for comic publishers I only read comics in trade format nowadays (yes, I know I'm probably the reason interesting books like Blue Beetle are facing cancellation).


Bad News: It's written by Bruce Jones. I read some of his Hulk stories. Meh.