Star-Spangled War Stories #90 is an issue of the series Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1960.
Synopsis for "Island of Armored Giants"
A group of US soldiers are about to be air dropped on a previously uncharted island on the South Pacific after a pair of sub mysteriously went missing in the area. The mission takes an interesting turn when the troops that are being air dropped are attacked by a giant pterodactyl. The troops manage to ward off the prehistoric beast with their weapons before landing.
Searching the island they find a camp set up by Japanese soldiers, but they have been left abandoned. Searching further they stumble upon another prehistoric surprise: A Tyrannosaurus Rex. The creature probes to be bullet proof and they only manage to kill the ancient beast when they manage to load up one of their tanks and fire a shell at it.
Finding one of their subs at shore, the soldiers spot the pterodactyl they encountered before making a passing swoop for the vessel. Quick thinking they manage to kill the beast by using one of the enemies mortar cannons and blowing it out of the sky. When a gigantic sea creature menaces the sub, the troops push out a contact mine out to it that blows up upon impact, killing the beast and allowing them to recover the missing sub.
As they sail back to base, the troops wonder what they are going to explain to their Commanding Officer once they get home. One of the troops suggests they tell them that they fought the final battle of the Dinosaur-Age.
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- Pacific Ocean
- Dinosaur Island (First appearance)
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Synopsis for "No Ammo for A Company"
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Synopsis for "The Battle of the Sunken Village"
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- Phillipe (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for "Sunshine Division: Battle Stories of the 40th Infantry Division"
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Notes
- "Island of Armored Giants" is reprinted in Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales #1 Four-Star Battle Tales #3 and Showcase Presents: The War that Time Forgot.
- "The Battle of the Sunken Village" is reprinted in Our Army at War #238.
- This issue begins the "War that Time Forgot" series of vignettes. These stories continue until issue #137. With issue #138, "The War That Time Forgot" is replaced with Enemy Ace vignettes.
Trivia
- "Island of Armored Giants" is the first cross-genre story to blend War comics with Sci-Fi.
Related Articles
- 1960
- World War II
- The War that Time Forgot
- Mademoiselle Marie image gallery
- Mademoiselle Marie appearances list
- Mademoiselle Marie quotes page
See Also
Recommended Reading
- World War II Recommended Reading
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 1)
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
- All-American Men of War (Volume 1)
- All-Out War (Volume 1)
- Blackhawk (Volume 1)
- Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
- Capt. Storm (Volume 1)
- Four-Star Battle Tales (Volume 1)
- G.I. Combat (Volume 1)
- Men of War (Volume 1)
- Military Comics (Volume 1)
- Our Army at War (Volume 1)
- Our Fighting Forces (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 2)
- Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
- Weird War Tales (Volume 1)
Links and References
- Star-Spangled War Stories series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Star-Spangled War Stories series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Star-Spangled War Stories series index at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics