Vietnam Journal: Indian Country #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collected edition brings together the complete 'Indian Country' story arc from the Vietnam Journal series, originally published by Apple Press in 1990. The narrative follows war journalist Scott 'Journal' Neithammer as he documents the harrowing experiences of American soldiers during the Vietnam War, blending gritty realism with personal reflection on the conflict's toll.
In "The Field Jacket!", Don Lomax’s Vietnam Journal: Indian Country #1 plunges readers into the harrowing aftermath of a downed helicopter, as the narrator—Journal—struggles through the dense jungle toward a firebase overrun by the Viet Cong just hours before. With stark, personal storytelling and raw, hand-drawn art by Lomax, this issue captures the tension and isolation of a man navigating a war-torn landscape where every shadow could mean danger.
In the heat and tension of a remote Vietnamese firebase, Journal—new to the front and carrying a worn field jacket with a storied past—shares its legend with the men around him. As the stories of those who wore it before unfold, each man in the unit, from Lieutenant Troy to SSGT Amos Kauer, finds their own memories stirred by the garment’s quiet, enduring presence.
In "The Dogs of War!", Journal rides along on a mission to evacuate a reconnaissance team when his helicopter is shot down, plunging him into the dense jungle. Stranded and hunted, he stumbles upon a firebase overrun by the Viet Cong just hours before—now a silent ruin teeming with danger. With no clear path out and enemies lurking in every shadow, he must rely on his wits and the fragile trust of the few survivors left behind.
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↩ Reprints Vietnam Journal #1 (1987), Vietnam Journal #2 (1988), Vietnam Journal #3 (1988), Vietnam Journal #4 (1988)
Reprinted in Blazing Combat: Vietnam and Korea #1 (1993), Vietnam Journal #[nn] (2002), Vietnam Journal #[nn] (2002), The Mammoth Book of Best War Comics #[nn] (2007), Vietnam Journal #1 (2009), Vietnam Journal #1 (2018)
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