Initially, Star Spangled War Stories was a retitling of Star-Spangled Comics[1] and continued the numbering of its predecessor with #131. That lasted until #133,[2] when DC rebooted the numbering with issue #3 — even though there had already been three issues before that.[3][4] The end result was that there are two separate comics numbered as Star Spangled War Stories #131, #132 and #133 — the ones issued in 1952 and the ones issued in 1967. "
The War that Time Forgot" was an ongoing feature introduced by writer
Robert Kanigher and artist
Ross Andru in issue #90 (May 1960).[5] The
Unknown Soldier became the lead feature in #151 (June–July 1970).[6]
Star-Spangled War Stories ran for over 200 issues from 1952 to 1977. The series ended with issue #204. With #205, the numbering resumed under the title of The Unknown Soldier.[7][8]
The New 52
An ongoing series, Star Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie, set in the present-day
New 52DC Universe debuted in September 2014.[9][10] This series was canceled as of issue #8 (May 2015) which went on sale in March.[11][12]
Creators associated with Star Spangled War Stories
Showcase Presents:
The War that Time Forgot Vol. 1 collects "The War that Time Forgot" stories from Star Spangled War Stories #90-137, 560 pages, June 2007,
ISBN978-1401212537
DC Universe Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 1 includes Star Spangled War Stories #134: "The Killing Ground" by Robert Kanigher and Neal Adams and #144: "Death Takes No Holiday" by Kanigher, Adams, and
Joe Kubert, 192 pages, January 2009,
ISBN1401219179
Showcase Presents:
Enemy Ace Vol. 1 collects "Enemy Ace" stories from Star-Spangled War Stories #138-152, 158, 181-183, 200, 552 pages, February 2008,
ISBN978-1401217211
Showcase Presents: The
Unknown Soldier Vol. 1 collects "Unknown Soldier" stories from Star Spangled War Stories #151-190, 544 pages, November 2006,
ISBN978-1401210908
The Art of Walter Simonson includes Star Spangled War Stories #170: "U. F. M." and Star Spangled War Stories #180: "Return" both by Gerry Boudreau and
Walt Simonson, 208 pages, June 1989,
ISBN0930289412
Showcase Presents: The Unknown Soldier Vol. 2 collects "Unknown Soldier" stories from Star Spangled War Stories #191-204, 592 pages, July 2013,
ISBN1-4012-4081-X
References
^Irvine, Alex (2010). "1950s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom:
Dorling Kindersley. p. 69.
ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9. Star Spangled Comics had brought adventure stories to the reading public since October 1941, but its name change to Star Spangled War Stories turned the focus of the title to war-themed characters and stories.
^McAvennie, Michael "1960s" in Dolan, p. 100: "What was most memorable about the initial installment of "The War that Time Forgot" by writer/editor Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru was that it was the first cross-genre story to blend war comics with science-fiction".
^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p.140: "This war anthology series found its most recognizable face when Joe Kubert wrote, drew, and edited the first of a slew of...Unknown Soldier [stories]".
^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 172: "Writer Bob Haney and artist Dick Ayers had no intention of terminating the Unknown Soldier...allowing DC to rename the [Star Spangled War Stories] series after the [character], starting with issue #205".