Post by mh on Nov 30, 2013 15:37:41 GMT -6
this comic was a spinoff of Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos. i have a few of these, which turns out to be almost all of them since only 9 issues were produced. what a friggin' blood bath! by the end, all the troops were dead, killed off over 9 issues, Kelly's love interest was maimed by an evil nazi doctor, and kelly threw his stripes at his commanding officer & resigned. dino manelli (g-d, a total dean martin clone), percy pinkerton (the most bizarre english stereotype character i've ever seen in a comic) and jay little bear (not the worst native american comic character I've seen, but not great), who are attached to the dozen go back to the howling commandos, i guess. all & all, i'd feel much safer with sgt. fury! oh, and it was (although there was a 1950's combat kelly, sans dozen) all a gigantic ripoff of the old movie "the dirty dozen".
by the end they were 'combat kelly & his deadly dozen'. they were his & his alone! he was probably terrified he'd wake up one morning and some easy company guys or blackhawks would have replaced some of his dozen! they were all convicts, including kelly. the artwork didn't appeal to me right away. i expected more of a brooding joe kubert style. but dick ayers, who worked on 'howling commandos' did fine work, and i could see a little Kirby in his style. the stories were good. the dialogue? not so hot usually. ultimately, with all the deaths i found it depressing! i ain't a big fan of gurl torturin', and although it ain't liked i loved any of the characters, it was sad seeing them picked off like flies
by the end they were 'combat kelly & his deadly dozen'. they were his & his alone! he was probably terrified he'd wake up one morning and some easy company guys or blackhawks would have replaced some of his dozen! they were all convicts, including kelly. the artwork didn't appeal to me right away. i expected more of a brooding joe kubert style. but dick ayers, who worked on 'howling commandos' did fine work, and i could see a little Kirby in his style. the stories were good. the dialogue? not so hot usually. ultimately, with all the deaths i found it depressing! i ain't a big fan of gurl torturin', and although it ain't liked i loved any of the characters, it was sad seeing them picked off like flies
