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|date = September–October 1979 – July–August 1980
|date = September–October 1979 – July–August 1980
|issues = 6
|issues = 6
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|main_char_team = Viking Commando
|writers = {{List collapsed|David Allikas, [[Murray Boltinoff]], [[J. M. DeMatteis]], [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]], [[Bob Haney]], [[Robert Kanigher]], [[Carl Wessler]]}}
|writers = {{List collapsed|David Allikas, [[Murray Boltinoff]], [[J. M. DeMatteis]], [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]], [[Bob Haney]], [[Robert Kanigher]], [[Carl Wessler]]}}
|artists = {{List collapsed|[[Mar Amongo]], Edgar Bercasio, [[John Calnan]], [[E. R. Cruz]], [[Lee Elias]], [[George Evans (cartoonist)|George Evans]], [[Jerry Grandenetti]], [[Jess Jodloman]], Ernesto Patricio, Bill Payne, Rico Rival, Rene H. Samson}}
|artists = {{List collapsed|[[Mar Amongo]], Edgar Bercasio, [[John Calnan]], [[E. R. Cruz]], [[Lee Elias]], [[George Evans (cartoonist)|George Evans]], [[Jerry Grandenetti]], [[Jess Jodloman]], Ernesto Patricio, Bill Payne, Rico Rival, Rene H. Samson}}
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'''''All-Out War''''' is a [[war comics]] [[comics anthology|anthology]] series of six issues published by [[DC Comics]] from 1979 to 1980. It primarily featured characters created by writer [[Robert Kanigher]].
'''''All-Out War''''' is an American [[war comics]] [[comics anthology|anthology]] series published by [[DC Comics]] from 1979 to 1980. It primarily featured characters created by writer [[Robert Kanigher]] with the Viking Commando being the lead feature.


==Publication history==
==Publication history==
The first issue was published with an September–October 1979 [[cover date]]. [[Joe Kubert]] drew the cover art for the entire run and [[Murray Boltinoff]] was the editor of the series.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb series|id= 2492|title= ''All-Out War''}}</ref> The series was in the [[Dollar Comics]] format<ref>{{cite journal|last = Romero|first = Max|title = I'll Buy That For a Dollar! DC Comics' Dollar Comics|journal = [[Back Issue!]]|issue = 57|pages = 39–41|publisher = [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date = July 2012|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> and the lead character was the Viking Commando created by writer [[Robert Kanigher]] and artist [[George Evans (cartoonist)|George Evans]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McAvennie|first= Michael|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1970s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|date=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 182|quote= The Viking Commando, whose origin unfolded in 'D-Day for a Viking' by writer Robert Kanigher and artist George Evans.}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Robert Kanigher|Kanigher, Robert]]|penciller= [[George Evans (cartoonist)|Evans, George]]|inker= Evans, George|story= D-Day for a Viking|title= All-Out War|issue= 1|date= September–October 1979}}</ref> Other features included "Black Eagle" by Kanigher and artists [[Dick Ayers]] and [[Romeo Tanghal]]<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Kanigher, Robert|penciller= [[Dick Ayers|Ayers, Dick]]|inker= [[Romeo Tanghal|Tanghal, Romeo]]|story= Brother with Wings|title= All-Out War|issue= 1|date= September–October 1979}}</ref> and "Guerrilla War starring Force 3" by Kanigher and [[Jerry Grandenetti]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Kanigher, Robert|penciller= [[Jerry Grandenetti|Grandenetti, Jerry]]|inker= Grandenetti, Jerry|story= Funeral March for a Guerilla Fighter!|title=All-Out War|issue= 1|date= September–October 1979}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1= Sacks|first1= Jason|last2= Dallas|first2= Keith|chapter= Chapter Ten: 1979|title= American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s
The first issue was published with a September–October 1979 [[cover date]].<ref>{{cite book|last1= Overstreet|first1= Robert M.|title= [[Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide]]|edition= 49th|publisher= [[Gemstone Publishing]]|date= 2019|location= Timonium, Maryland|pages= 445|isbn= 978-1603602334}}</ref> [[Joe Kubert]] drew the cover art for the entire run and [[Murray Boltinoff]] was the editor of the series.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb series|id= 2492|title= All-Out War}}</ref> The series was in the [[Dollar Comics]] format<ref>{{cite journal|last = Romero|first = Max|title = I'll Buy That For a Dollar! DC Comics' Dollar Comics|journal = [[Back Issue!]]|issue = #57|pages = 39–41|publisher = [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date = July 2012|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> and the lead character was the Viking Commando created by writer [[Robert Kanigher]] and artist [[George Evans (cartoonist)|George Evans]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=McAvennie|first1= Michael|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|chapter= 1970s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|date=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 182|quote= The Viking Commando, whose origin unfolded in 'D-Day for a Viking' by writer Robert Kanigher and artist George Evans.}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Robert Kanigher|Kanigher, Robert]]|penciller= [[George Evans (cartoonist)|Evans, George]]|inker= Evans, George|story= D-Day for a Viking|title= All-Out War|issue= #1|date= September–October 1979}}</ref> Other features included "Black Eagle" by Kanigher and artists [[Dick Ayers]] and [[Romeo Tanghal]]<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Kanigher, Robert|penciller= [[Dick Ayers|Ayers, Dick]]|inker= [[Romeo Tanghal|Tanghal, Romeo]]|story= Brother with Wings|title= All-Out War|issue= #1|date= September–October 1979}}</ref> and "Guerrilla War starring Force 3" by Kanigher and [[Jerry Grandenetti]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Kanigher, Robert|penciller= [[Jerry Grandenetti|Grandenetti, Jerry]]|inker= Grandenetti, Jerry|story= Funeral March for a Guerilla Fighter!|title=All-Out War|issue= #1|date= September–October 1979}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1= Sacks|first1= Jason|last2= Dallas|first2= Keith|chapter= Chapter Ten: 1979|title= American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s
|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= 2014|location= Raleigh, North Carolina|page= 271|isbn= 978-1605490564|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=k3CqDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA271&lpg=PA271&dq=Viking+Commando+DC+Comics&source=bl&ots=LmjeTA9z5N&sig=3XPla0u_37hDjwhctXKmqLhy9l8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjo95f74NDWAhUCxlQKHdd5AiQ4ChDoAQhMMAg#v=onepage&q=Viking%20Commando%20DC%20Comics&f=false}}</ref> ''All-Out War'' was canceled with issue #6 (July–August 1980).<ref name="GCD" /> The Viking Commando later appeared in a two–part backup feature in ''[[Unknown Soldier (DC Comics)|Unknown Soldier]]'' #266 (Aug. 1982)<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Kanigher, Robert|penciller= Evans, George|inker= Evans, George|story= War's Last Weapon|title= [[Unknown Soldier (DC Comics)|Unknown Soldier]]|issue= 266|date= August 1982}}</ref> and #267 (Sept. 1982).<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Kanigher, Robert|penciller= Evans, George|inker= Evans, George|story= War's Last Weapon|title= Unknown Soldier|issue= 267|date= September 1982}}</ref>
|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= 2014|location= Raleigh, North Carolina|page= 271|isbn= 978-1605490564|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=k3CqDgAAQBAJ&q=Viking+Commando+DC+Comics&pg=PA271}}</ref> ''All-Out War'' was canceled with issue #6 (July–August 1980).<ref name="GCD" /> The Viking Commando later appeared in a two-part backup feature in ''[[Unknown Soldier (DC Comics)|Unknown Soldier]]'' #266 (Aug. 1982)<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Kanigher, Robert|penciller= Evans, George|inker= Evans, George|story= War's Last Weapon|title= [[Unknown Soldier (DC Comics)|Unknown Soldier]]|issue= #266|date= August 1982}}</ref> and #267 (Sept. 1982).<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Kanigher, Robert|penciller= Evans, George|inker= Evans, George|story= War's Last Weapon|title= Unknown Soldier|issue= #267|date= September 1982}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{comicbookdb|type=title|id=11300|title=''All-Out War''}}
* {{comicbookdb|type=title|id=11300|title=''All-Out War''}}
* [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?seriesid=57 ''All-Out War''] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
* [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?seriesid=57 ''All-Out War''] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
* [[Daily Planet (DC Comics house advertisement)|''Daily Planet'']] Volume 79 Issue #23 (May 21, 1979) house advertisement for [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/gallery.php?page=planet&id=1498 ''All-Out War''] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
* [[Daily Planet (DC Comics house advertisement)|''Daily Planet'']] Volume 79, #23 (May 21, 1979) house advertisement for [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/gallery.php?page=planet&id=1498 ''All-Out War''] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
* {{cite web|url= https://siskoid.blogspot.com/2015/02/whos-viking-commando.html|title= Who's the Viking Commando?|date= February 3, 2015|website= Siskoid's Blog of Geekery|archiveurl= https://archive.today/20190910022613/https://siskoid.blogspot.com/2015/02/whos-viking-commando.html|archivedate= September 10, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all|access-date= September 10, 2019}}


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Latest revision as of 23:07, 31 July 2023

This article is about the comic book series. For other uses, see All Out War.

All-Out War
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleBimonthly
FormatOngoing series
GenreWar
Publication dateSeptember–October 1979 – July–August 1980
No. of issues6
Main character(s)Viking Commando
Creative team
Written by
List
Artist(s)
List
Penciller(s)Dick Ayers
Inker(s)Romeo Tanghal
Letterer(s)
List
Colorist(s)
List
Editor(s)Murray Boltinoff

All-Out War is an American war comics anthology series published by DC Comics from 1979 to 1980. It primarily featured characters created by writer Robert Kanigher with the Viking Commando being the lead feature.

Publication history

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The first issue was published with a September–October 1979 cover date.[1] Joe Kubert drew the cover art for the entire run and Murray Boltinoff was the editor of the series.[2] The series was in the Dollar Comics format[3] and the lead character was the Viking Commando created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist George Evans.[4][5] Other features included "Black Eagle" by Kanigher and artists Dick Ayers and Romeo Tanghal[6] and "Guerrilla War starring Force 3" by Kanigher and Jerry Grandenetti.[7][8] All-Out War was canceled with issue #6 (July–August 1980).[2] The Viking Commando later appeared in a two-part backup feature in Unknown Soldier #266 (Aug. 1982)[9] and #267 (Sept. 1982).[10]

References

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  1. ^ Overstreet, Robert M. (2019). Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (49th ed.). Timonium, Maryland: Gemstone Publishing. p. 445. ISBN 978-1603602334.
  2. ^ a b All-Out War at the Grand Comics Database
  3. ^ Romero, Max (July 2012). "I'll Buy That For a Dollar! DC Comics' Dollar Comics". Back Issue! (#57). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 39–41.
  4. ^ McAvennie, Michael (2010). "1970s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The Viking Commando, whose origin unfolded in 'D-Day for a Viking' by writer Robert Kanigher and artist George Evans.
  5. ^ Kanigher, Robert (w), Evans, George (p), Evans, George (i). "D-Day for a Viking" All-Out War, no. 1 (September–October 1979).
  6. ^ Kanigher, Robert (w), Ayers, Dick (p), Tanghal, Romeo (i). "Brother with Wings" All-Out War, no. 1 (September–October 1979).
  7. ^ Kanigher, Robert (w), Grandenetti, Jerry (p), Grandenetti, Jerry (i). "Funeral March for a Guerilla Fighter!" All-Out War, no. 1 (September–October 1979).
  8. ^ Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). "Chapter Ten: 1979". American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 271. ISBN 978-1605490564.
  9. ^ Kanigher, Robert (w), Evans, George (p), Evans, George (i). "War's Last Weapon" Unknown Soldier, no. 266 (August 1982).
  10. ^ Kanigher, Robert (w), Evans, George (p), Evans, George (i). "War's Last Weapon" Unknown Soldier, no. 267 (September 1982).
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