When the Comics Went to War (Hardcover, 2009)

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When the Comics Went to War is an expansive, authoritative history of the British war comic book genre, from the first publications to appear in the 1880s to the last new titles to appear in the 1990s. Featuring a wealth of material sourced from the original war comic publishers and from private collectors, this lavishly illustrated book charts the evolution of military history in warfare as children lived through it, relating to actual events such as the Western Front in 1914 18, the rise of the Nazis, the British Empire, the Second World War, the Cold War and Britain s police actions around the world. In the late nineteenth century, war comics had such a powerful effect on readers that they were seen to provide ideal recruitment opportunities for the British Army and Navy, inspiring young men to sign up to serve their country. Their popularity grew substantially throughout much of the twentieth century, with titles such as Victor, Valient and Warlord achieving weekly circul