Savage Combat Tales

A gritty, three-issue war comic from Seaboard’s 1975 lineup, Savage Combat Tales drops readers into the thick of conflict with a rotating cast of soldiers—Duke Ripley, Ice Marko, Lee Shigeta, Sgt. Ben Stryker, and Turk Ankrum—each facing their own brutal theater of battle. Anchored by the steady hand of writer Archie Goodwin and the crisp, kinetic art of Al McWilliams, the series packs a punch with no-frills, character-driven war stories that reflect the era’s turn toward more grounded, morally complex combat narratives. Though short-lived, it stands as a tight, understated gem from Seaboard’s brief but ambitious publishing run.