The Fourth Death!


"The Fourth Death" was written by Robert Kanigher, an editor and writer at DC for many years. He was especially well known for his tales of war, those often illustrated by the likes of Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, and Jerry Grandenetti. It is the spirit of Grandenetti that the art of Ric Estrada most reminds me, not quite as liquid but still filled with a kinetic potency artists of prettier images often sacrifice.


Tucked away in the many pages of Sgt.Rock Spectacular #13 this is a story of cold blooded revenge. This is another story of the death camps and in this one the commandant is a particular sadistic individual who seems to gain a great satisfaction in the destruction of his charges. Commandant Aufbach is eager to get his  hands on an escaped prisoner named Baumer and drives his troop relentlessly to find the man who has blotted his record. Find him he does and he wishes he hadn't . Features one of the best final pages in this collection.


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  1. McSCOTTYMarch 25, 2020 at 7:54 AM

    Wow that is one hard hitting page of art and story - amazing stuff.

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    1. Rip JaggerMarch 25, 2020 at 8:05 AM

      And the final page is even more hard hitting. Ric Estrada is overlooked.

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  2. robbMarch 25, 2020 at 8:54 AM

    I believe DC is doing a war collection sometime this year (I'm too busy right now to search amazon).

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