Vietnam Journal #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Field Jacket!", Don Lomax delivers a grounded, poignant wartime tale as Journal, a young soldier stationed at a firebase in Vietnam, shares the story of a worn field jacket said to bring luck to those who wear it. Drawn and inked by Lomax with lettering by Clem Robins, the issue unfolds with quiet intensity, blending personal memory and the weight of shared experience in the heat of conflict.
In the heat and tension of a remote Vietnam firebase, Journal—new to the front and still finding his footing—shares the story of a worn field jacket said to bring luck to every soldier who wears it. As the men around him listen, the jacket’s mysterious past begins to unfold, weaving together the fates of those who came before, including Lieutenant Troy, SSGT Amos Kauer, and the others who’ve carried its weight through the war.
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Reprinted in Vietnam Journal: Indian Country #1 (1990), Vietnam Journal #[nn] (2002), Vietnam Journal #[nn] (2002), Vietnam Journal #1 (2009), Vietnam Journal #1 (2018), Our Artists at War: The Best of the Best American War Comics #[nn] (2021)
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