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''G.I. Combat'' was an American comics magazine, specializing in war comics. It was published from 1952 until 1956 by Quality Comics, followed by DC Comics until its final issue in 1987. In 2012 it was briefly revived. ==Publication history== The focus was on stories about American soldiers or G.I.s. Initially, the stories involved Cold War adventures with strong anti-Communist themes, but over time the focus shifted to tales from World War II, and most of the stories after Quality ceased publishing the title were set during this period. As with other media, the World War II setting was sometimes used to discuss themes pertinent to contemporary conflicts such as the Vietnam War. The first issue of ''G.I. Combat'' was published in October 1952. When DC Comics acquired the rights to the Quality Comics characters and titles, they continued publishing the series starting with issue #44 (January 1957). ''G.I. Combat'' and ''Blackhawk'' were the only Quality titles which DC continued publishing. Many notable writers and artists worked on ''G.I. Combat'' during its run, including Robert Kanigher, who also edited the title, Joe Kubert, Jerry Grandenetti and Neal Adams. Each issue of ''G.I. Combat'' contained several short comic stories, a format that continued throughout its run. There were several recurring features in the DC Comics version of the title, including most notably "The Haunted Tank", which first appeared in issue #87 (May 1961) and ran until 1987. The Losers' first appearance as a group was with the Haunted Tank crew in issue #138 (Oct.-Nov. 1969),〔McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 135: "Scribe Robert Kanigher and artist Russ Heath turned these self-described Losers - including "Navajo Ace" Johnny Cloud of the U.S. Army Air Force, Marines Gunner Mackey and Sarge Clay, and Captain William Storm, a PT boat commander with a prosthetic leg - into a fighting force that meshed as one."〕 in a story titled "The Losers". Other recurring features included "The Bravos of Vietnam" (about U.S. Marines in the Vietnam War) and late in its run, a return to Cold War themes with a short-lived recurring feature about 1980s mercenaries. Beginning with issue #201 (April–May 1977), ''G.I. Combat'' was DC's only war comic to be upgraded to its "Dollar Comics" line, with additional pages of content beyond the then-standard 32-page format. The Dollar Comic format was used through issue #259 (November 1983). The series continued in a 52-page giant-sized format through issue #281 (January 1986)〔(''G.I. Combat'' #281 ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 before returning to a standard 32 page size with #282 (March 1986).〔(''G.I. Combat'' #282 ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 The Monitor's first full appearance was in ''G.I. Combat'' #274 (February 1985). By the 1980s, war comics grew less marketable and ''Sgt. Rock'', ''The Unknown Soldier'', and ''Weird War Tales'' were discontinued. ''G.I. Combats final issue was #288 (March 1987). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「G.I. Combat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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