Forces in Combat

A 37-issue war anthology from Marvel UK's early 1980s run, Forces in Combat brought together a powerhouse trio of American artists—Gil Kane, John Severin, and Steve Ditko—to illustrate gritty, standalone tales of soldiers and conflict. Bill Mantlo wrote the bulk of the series, crafting stories that ranged from World War II dogfights to modern guerrilla warfare, with a focus on the human cost of battle. Though it never reached the iconic status of its American contemporaries, the series stands as a fascinating, artist-driven experiment in war comics from the British branch of Marvel.