Captain Simon Savage

Few corners of Marvel's Silver Age are as gloriously gung-ho as the world of Captain Simon Savage — a hard-charging military commander who burst onto the scene in 1968, courtesy of writer Gary Friedrich and the incomparable Dick Ayers, whose pen practically smelled of gunpowder. Leading the action-packed pages of Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders, Savage anchors a tight-knit ensemble that includes memorable figures like Jacques "Frenchy" LaRocque, Jay Little Bear, and the colorfully nicknamed Sgt. Sam "Yakkety" Yates and Roy "Blarney" Stone — the kind of vivid, distinct personalities that made Marvel's war books feel alive. With two collector-recognized key issues in his relatively compact run, Captain Simon Savage represents a focused, punchy slice of late-'60s Marvel at its most spirited — a worthy discovery for any fan who loves the publisher's often-overlooked war comics heritage.