{"product_id":"creature-commandos-new-edition-isbn-9781779524393","title":"Creature Commandos (New Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed by James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate! This volume inspires the upcoming series CREATURE COMMANDOS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one of DC's strangest comics ever, a werewolf, a vampire, a gorgon, and Frankenstein's monster fight the German forces during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in the early 1980s, The Creature Commandos laid the groundwork for series like FRANKESTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollecting \u003ci\u003eWeird War Tales\u003c\/i\u003e #93, 97, 100, 102, 105, 108-112, 114-119, 121 and 124—\u003ci\u003eCreature Commandos\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect mix of supernatural and sci-fi!\u003cb\u003eJ.M. DeMatteis\u003c\/b\u003e was a music critic but gave it up for becoming an award-winning writer best known for his personal works such as Moonshadow and BROOKLYN DREAMS. He began writing for DC in the late 1970s and rose to prominence with characters such as the JUSTICE LEAGUE revamp of the 1980s, a franchise that earned him an Eisner Award in 2004 for Best Humor Publication. He has written every major character at DC and Marvel, using that experience for a successful foray into animation writing including episodes of Justice League Unlimited and Batman: the Brave and the Bold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Kanigher\u003c\/b\u003e has long been recognized as one of the most prolific and innovative writers and editors in the comic book industry. Since the 1940s, Kanigher wrote and\/or created more characters than nearly anybody else in the field, including Batman, Blue Beetle, Steel Sterling, Black Canary, Captain Marvel, the Flash, Sgt. Rock, the Haunted Tank, Wonder Woman, Lois Lane and innumerable war, horror and romance scripts. Kanigher scripted the Silver Age Flash's origin story in \u003ci\u003eShowcase\u003c\/i\u003e #4 and contributed several more tales to his subsequent \u003ci\u003eShowcase\u003c\/i\u003e appearances before finally returning to the character for an extended run as regular writer on \u003ci\u003eThe Flash\u003c\/i\u003e in 1970.","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304148553957,"sku":"NP9781779524393","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781779524393.jpg?v=1767724234","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/creature-commandos-new-edition-isbn-9781779524393","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}