Friday, May 30, 2008

The Island Of Thunder


Star Spangled War Stories © DC Comics
Scott Shaw!’s Oddball Comics brings us another classic to round out our week. From “Star Spangled War Stories #98 (1961) comes “The Island Of Thunder”, written by Robert Kanigher, penciled by Ross Andru and inked by Mike Esposito.
“It’s steel tanks versus 'dinosaur tanks' in another saurian smackdown, courtesy of DC’s 'Star Spangled war Stories!' But this story features a particularly oddball aspect -- it stars a dinosaur-lovin’ paleontologist nicknamed Mr. Bones who finds himself drafted to serve in 'The war that time forgot' – that will have you gushing, 'Tanks for the memories!”

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