''Our Fighting Forces'' began with an October–November 1954
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. Writer-editor Robert Kanigher's work appeared in most issues of the title. Artist Alex Toth worked with writer/editor Archie Goodwin on the story "Burma Sky" in ''Our Fighting Forces'' #146 (Dec. 1973–Jan. 1974) and Goodwin praised Toth's art in a 1998 interview: "To me, having Alex Toth do any kind of airplane story, it's a joy for me. If I see a chance to do something like that, I will. He did a really fabulous job on it". "Burma Sky" was reprinted in black-and-white decades later in ''Genius Illustrated: The Life and Work of Alex Toth''. Jack Kirby wrote and drew issues #151 to 162 featuring The Losers. Other contributors include artists
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with issue #181 (September–October 1978).
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was published in November 2010.
Recurring features
Features published in ''Our Fighting Forces'' include:
* Gunner and Sarge (from issue #45 ay 1959to issue #94 ugust 1965 — two "Mud-Marines" and their white German Shepherd dog Pooch on a small island in the Pacific.Irvine, Alex "1950s" in Dolan, p. 73
* The Fighting Devil-Dog Lt. Larry Rock (the brother of ''
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in his head that literally makes him see red on a Pacific island.
* Capt. Phil Hunter (from issue #99 pril 1966until #105 anuary–February 1967 — Green Beret in the Vietnam War searching for his twin brother Nick, a pilot shot down by the Viet Cong.
* Lt. Hunter's Hellcats (from #106 arch–April 1967until #123 anuary–February 1970— Capt. Hunter's father Ben in World War II who formed a unit of military prisoners (a comics copy of '' The Dirty Dozen'').
* The Losers (issues #123 anuary–February 1970to #181 eptember–October 1978 — DC Comics war heroes who had lost their own features:
** Capt. Storm of the Navy who appeared in his own series ''Capt. Storm'' which lasted 18 issues.
** Johnny Cloud of the
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who appeared in '' All-American Men of War''.
** Gunner & Sarge of the Marines who appeared in their own feature in ''Our Fighting Forces''.
Collected editions
* ''America at War'' includes ''Our Fighting Forces'' #49: "Blind Gunner!" by Robert Kanigher and
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and ''Our Fighting Forces'' #102: "Cold Steel for a Hot War!" by Kanigher and
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, 247 pages, July 1979,
*'' Showcase Presents: The Losers'' collects ''G.I. Combat'' #138 and ''Our Fighting Forces'' #123–150, 456 pages, April 2012,
*'' U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories'' includes "U.S.S. Stevens" stories from ''Our Fighting Forces'' #125–128, 132, 134, 136, 138–141, 143, and 148, 424 pages, July 2016,
*''The Losers by Jack Kirby'' collects ''Our Fighting Forces'' #151–162, 240 pages, March 2009,
See also
*
Jack Kirby bibliography
Jack Kirby was a prolific comics creator who created many American comic books and characters, particularly for Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
Comics
Sources:
Comics work (interior pencil art and story) includes:
DC Comics
* '' Adventure Comics ...