Men of War
Baron Otto von Hammer, Hans's father, appears in a story that sets father and son against the same war from different vantage points. The baron embodies the Prussian tradition that shaped von Hammer and that von Hammer has come to quietly doubt. What passes between them in the brief silence between missions carries more weight than the combat sequences.
The introduction of Baron Otto von Hammer is a significant expansion of the character's world. Larry Hama, later known for his long G.I. Joe run, handles the art here with a clean, kinetic line that suits the action well. The father-son dynamic Kanigher establishes, a tradition the son honors while questioning its cost, adds a dimension to von Hammer that the early stories only implied.
