Joe Kubert 1926-2012

Sigh...my last post was not pleasant news in the postcard collecting front, and this one will honor Joe Kubert who passed away on Sunday August 12th, at the age of 85.  I have mentioned Kubert before in this blog.  He was a great artist with great talent.  He wanted to pass along his passion for craft...opening The Kubert School in 1976 to teach the next generation of artists.  He leaves behind a vast body of work...which was being added to very recently as he and his son Adam were working on a project for DC.

So, today, I wanted to feature one of my all time favorite Kubert created/drawn characters - The Enemy Ace.

Hans von Hammer is the Enemy Ace, a Fokker pilot in World War I, but later flying other aircraft in WWII as well.  The stories are all about his experience in the German Luftwaffe.  The stories are usually well told, and always well illustrated by Kubert.  Shown here is the cover and a couple interior pages from Star Spangles War Stories issue #149.  

All told...there are something like 20-30 issues (maybe more) of Enemy Ace stories...and I highly recommend them.  

Thanks for the great work Joe!

Until next time...