Showcase Presents: Enemy Ace, Vol.
1 by Robert Kanigher
The Price Of War
Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced
volume! These powerful storiesof World War I come from behind enemy
lines, where German fighter pilot Hans Von Hammerthe legendary Enemy
Acecarries out one deadly mission after another.With blazing guns and a
heavy heart, Hammer faces his flying foes to protect his homelandwhile
the young pilots under his command go down in flames.These acclaimed,
hard-hitting tales of battle present war from the enemys point of view, with
spectacular illustrations by Joe Kubert.
Personal Review: Showcase Presents: Enemy Ace, Vol. 1 by
Robert Kanigher
The DC Showcase books are a way for fans of classic work to enjoy many
of the rare and expensive stories in one or two volumes. The way DC
comics reprints these stories in black and white in a 500 page treasury

edition is a great service to those fans that can not afford reading classic
DC comics. With a price tage under twenty bucks , it is a great buy for
those comic readers.
Enemy Ace has been a staple in the DC Comics war library. His Character
was part of the DC stable 1960-70's mode of war title, which included such
characters as Johnny Cloud Navaho Ace, PT boat commander Captain
Storm (wish that the Storm and/or Cloud stories would be reprinted in a
future Showcase edition) (NOTE Both Cloud and Storm would later
become part of the Losers comic series in the 1970-80, also which not
been reprinted), The Haunted Tank, Sgt Rock and the Unknown Soldier
These tales of Erich Von Hammer were not a PRO-AMERICAN book like
Sgt Rock was. It was a story of a complex persona, fighting a war he did
not want to be in. His honor was his sense of duty in a time of war. These
stories are character driven, not like major DC comics superhero fare.
Most of this character stories from the 1960 and 1970's are collected in this
over 500 page volume. What amazes me is the body of work that this
volume has within its pages. What is missing from this collection is a few
1980 stories and beyond and the character's graphic novels.
Some naysayers will say the Black and white comics takes away from the
art of Joe Kubert. Some suggest that these tales should be in color... I say
it does not need color to make these classic works sparkle. Those who
need comics is color, i suggest The Enemy Ace Archives, Vol. 1 (DC
Archive Editions).
The stories showcase what great work DC comics did in the sixties and
seventies, I only wish they would do such work these days.The storytelling
from the pen of Robert Kanigher and the art of Joe Kubert is still as sharp
today as it was in the 1960's when these stories appeared
This showcase collection is exactly what is says a COMIC SHOWCASE. It
is worth having in any true comic collector's library
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD
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