tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250956142316857904.post960814893824496540..comments2023-04-16T09:03:55.694-04:00Comments on 1966 My Favorite Year: Capt. StormBookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250956142316857904.post-32405834780593097182015-08-18T23:34:39.977-04:002015-08-18T23:34:39.977-04:00Storm was DC's first Silver Age (i.e., 1960...Storm was DC's first Silver Age (i.e., 1960's) hero to debut in his own self-titled comic, instead of first appearing in a try-out title (Showcase, Brave & Bold) or as a feature in an anthology (like Sgt. Rock in Our Army at War, or The Haunted Tank in G.I. Combat). PT boats and their officers were a hot topic in the early-to-mid sixties, thanks to the late President Kennedy. That may account for DC's apparent confidence in the character.<br /><br />Later, Storm ended up in Our Fighting Forces, in an ensemble strip, The Losers, along with other characters (Johnny Cloud, Gunner & Sarge) whose own individual strips had been cancelled. That may be indicative of a general decline in war comics by the 1970's.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.com