Bronze Age War Horror Comic, War Is Hell #12 (April 1975), Chris Claremont, Don Perlin | Death Cover, Marvel, War Horror Comic

This is War Is Hell #12 from Marvel Comics Group, April 1975, a Bronze Age war horror comic book with a 25 cent cover price and a Gil Kane and Tom Palmer cover of Death, a giant skull, and soldiers under the line Death Duel!

The listing grades it Good as a conservative in-house assessment, not a professional grade, with spine stress and creasing, edge and corner wear, some curling, a blue ballpoint pen scribble across the corner price box, age toning inside, and a green stain about 1 inch long near the top edge of the back cover.

Inside you get the story My Love Must Die!, written by Chris Claremont with art by Don Perlin, inks by Dave Hunt, colors by Janice Cohen, letters by Joe Rosen, and editing by Len Wein, following John Kowalski through the battlefield. The listing says all 32 pages are present with no coupons cut, and the period ads include Charles Atlas, Corgi Formula I cars, and a Wayne School ad on the back cover.

Details

• Item: Comic book
• Title: War Is Hell #12
• Author: Chris Claremont
• Illustrator: Don Perlin, with Dave Hunt inks. Cover by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer, per the listing
• Publisher: Marvel Comics Group, New York
• Publication Year: 1975, April issue
• Edition and Printing: Vol. 1, No. 12, April 1975. Code 02168
• Format and Binding: Comic book, paper covers
• Dust Jacket: None, comic book
• Genre: War horror comic book, Bronze Age Marvel
• Language: English
• ISBN: None shown
• Dimensions: 10 x 7 inches, per the listing

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
• The front cover color stays strong.
• All 32 pages are present, per the listing.
• The story art and ads read clearly.

Issues / Wear

• Spine stress and creasing.
• Edge and corner wear, with some curling and warping.
• Blue ballpoint pen scribble across the top corner price box.
• Age toning to the interior pages.
• A green stain about 1 inch long near the top edge of the back cover, plus handling wear and discoloration.

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This April 1975 War Is Hell #12 brings you a Claremont war horror story under a Death Duel cover, and it suits a long box of Bronze Age Marvel. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.