Collected Editions

It chronologically preserves the Silver Age debut of Baron Hans von Hammer, the conflicted World War I German fighter pilot anti-hero. Issues Collected: Our Army at War #151, #153, and #155; Showcase #57–58; and Star-Spangled War Stories #138–142.

Features a comprehensive introduction written by legendary artist Joe Kubert.

Chronologically collects 13 classic Silver and Bronze Age stories originally published in DC's anthology series, Star-Spangled War Stories (1952 series). This volume compiles Hans von Hammer's stories from Star-Spangled War Stories #143–145, #147–150, #152, #181–183, and #200, originally published between 1969 and 1976.

Note: Issue #146 is skipped, and issues #151–180 are omitted as they focused on the Unknown Soldier.

The volume compiles five complete, legendary narrative sequences from the peak Silver Age run of Star Spangled War Stories (#139–142 and #144). In addition, it includes a rare, complete short Enemy Ace feature completely penciled and inked by the legendary military artist Russ Heath. It also features a rare sequence penciled by Neal Adams and specifically inked over by Joe Kubert; and a massive back-matter gallery section collecting Joe Kubert's raw cover preliminaries, pencil sketches, and unused promotional layouts for the character.

Published by DC Comics, this hardcover anthology spans nearly 80 years of comic book war history, archiving seminal stories from World War I and World War II. The collection explicitly structures its narrative around major chronological milestones, showcasing how DC's premier historical war heroes evolved across decades of publication.

Enemy Ace is structurally integrated into this volume as a core anchor, representing the evolution of DC's wartime storytelling from the Silver Age into the Modern Age. The collection first maps out the character's origins by reprinting his foundational early milestones. The narrative then takes a massive, dramatic leap forward by dedicating a major portion of the book to reprinting the complete, graphic novel-length miniseries Enemy Ace: War in Heaven #1–2. This late-era masterpiece shifts Hans von Hammer away from his classic World War I dogfights, charting his complex psychological journey as an aging, deeply reluctant Luftwaffe pilot during World War II who must grapple with his code of honor while defending his German homeland under a regime he despises.

Collects the complete Enemy Ace: War in Heaven miniseries — Issues #1 and #2 — written by Garth Ennis with art by Chris Weston, featuring Hans von Hammer in the early days of World War II.

Because of its size, it prints virtually every classic Silver and Bronze Age Enemy Ace story ever made. It combines the contents of Archives Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, plus rare crossover issues and late-70s/early-80s appearances.

Includes Our Army at War #151, #153, #155; Showcase #57–58; Star-Spangled War Stories #138–150, #152, #158, #181–183, #200; Detective Comics #404; Men of War #1–3, #8–10, #12–14, #19–20; The Unknown Soldier #251–253, #260–261, #265–267; and DC Special #26.

A landmark dedicated Enemy Ace collection reprinting "The Devil's General" (23 pages, from Star Spangled War Stories #143) and "Enemy Ace" (15 pages, from Our Army at War #151), bookended by an editorial that surveys the character's history and explicitly solicits reader feedback on whether to bring him back as an ongoing feature.

The book opens with an exclusive, highly personal text introduction written by George Pratt. Pratt uses this space to bridge the generation gap, explaining how the emotional weight and anti-war poetry of these two Kanigher/Kubert stories inspired him to paint War Idyll.

Rather than a sprawling collection of countless adventures, this issue contains a tightly focused, two-story checklist mapping the literal birth of the character and includes "Enemy Ace" (Originally from Our Army at War #151) and "Flaming Bait!" (Originally from Our Army at War #153)