Enemy Ace Special

"Enemy Ace Special"

Cover Date Summer 1990
Issue #1
Type Reprint
Cover Price $3.95

Synopsis

A dedicated Enemy Ace collection reprinting the debut story "Enemy Ace" from Our Army at War #151 and "Flaming Bait" from Star Spangled War Stories #153, with a cover reproducing the classic Showcase #57 image. An introduction by George Pratt, whose Enemy Ace: War Idyll graphic novel was published the same year, and a rear cover advertisement for War Idyll situate these original stories in the context of the character's ongoing legacy.

Collector Notes

Published in tandem with the War Idyll graphic novel, this special positioned the classic Kanigher/Kubert stories as foundational texts for a new generation of readers encountering Enemy Ace for the first time. George Pratt's introduction is a valuable document of how the character was being re-evaluated in 1990. Essential for complete collections of both the classic run and the War Idyll era.

Creative Team

Writer Robert Kanigher
Penciler Joe Kubert
Inker Joe Kubert