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THE 'NAM (1986-1987) 8.0 VF 1st 13 Issues of Marvel's Acclaimed Vie...
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_THE 'NAM_ was a series detailing the U.S.War in Vietnam from the perspective of active-duty soldiers involved in the conflict. It was written by Doug Murray, initially illustrated by Michael Golden, and edited by Larry Hama. For seven years beginning in ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Series Name
- THE 'NAM
- Publisher
- Marvel
- Genre
- War
Item Description
_THE 'NAM_ was a series detailing the U.S.War in Vietnam from the perspective of active-duty soldiers involved in the conflict. It was written by Doug Murray, initially illustrated by Michael Golden, and edited by Larry Hama. For seven years beginning in 1986, it was originally intended to roughly parallel the analogous events of the period of major American military involvement in Vietnam from 1965 to 1973.The comic is structured as the narrative of a fictional soldier, PFC Edward Marks (but sometimes following other characters), as he experiences real events that occurred during the conflict. Each issue of the comic occurs one month after the previous issue, detailing events that occurred approximately 20 years prior to the publication date.[1]
The events depicted are sometimes famous ones, such as the Tet Offensive of 1968, and sometimes more personal ones, depicting the interaction between soldiers or between soldiers and the local populace of Vietnam, or between soldiers and their families, friends and others in the United States.
Some of the stories are typical of those in war comics of any era, such as the interaction with a callous officer or a description of combat, while others are unique to Vietnam, such as the experience of soldiers on leave bearing the personal burden of animosity from civilians opposed to the war.
At the time, Michael Golden was planning to work on _Batman_ for DC Comics when Larry Hama pitched him the concept for the comic book. Golden had grown tired of drawing superheroes and was looking to do something different: "Being part of that generation, I wanted to do this." Golden's artwork is distinctive and well-researched and the series sold quite well, with the first issue outselling _X-Men_ the month it came out.
Here are the first 13 issues - Michael Golden's tenure on the series - from Ed Marks' departure for Vietnam to his return to civilian life - before leaving the title, and soon becoming an editor at DC Comics. These are in great shape - read only once and well-cared for in the intervening 34 years. We rate them just shy of pristine with an aggregate 8.0 VF. The first 13 issues of THE 'NAM in that condition garner a combined value of $78. We're scaling that back to less than a quarter of that at only $15 for 468 pages of true-to-service drama. And more reasonable shipping for 5 pounds of comics than you will find anywhere else.
Be a HERO -- read this great series now, 52 years after the era of the real Vietnam affected all our lives.
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- bennettoons (838)
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User | Price | Quantity | Date |
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Ergo (1) | $15.00 | 1 | 05/28/2022 15:56:37 |
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