Four-Star Battle Tales

    (DC, 1973)
DC

Four-Star Battle tales premiered in February, 1973. The early seventies were a time when war comics were enjoying a brief surge in popularity, particularly when mixed with supernatural elements as in Weird War Tales. Four-Star Battle Tales was fairly unspectacular, consisting entirely of old reprints featuring characters like Johnny Cloud from the Losers.

With the U.S. withdrawing from Viet Nam in mid-1973, it was perhaps not surprising that war comics did a quick fade in popularity. By the end of 1973, Four-Star Battle Tales had similarly disappeared following issue #5.
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#1 (Cover reprinted from All-American Men of War #94 (Nov-Dec 1962))

March, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
4 copies available from $10.00 		Robert Kanigher, Jeff Rovin, Bob HaneyIrv Novick, Mort Drucker
#2 (Cover reprinted from All-American Men of War #104 (Jul-Aug 1964))

May, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
4 copies available from $2.00 		Robert Kanigher, Jeff Rovin, Howard LissIrv Novick, Russ Heath
#3 (Cover reprinted from Star Spangled War Stories #132 (Apr-May 1967))

August, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $19.98 		Bob Haney, Robert KanigherRoss Andru, Mort Drucker
#4

October, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
3 copies available from $8.00 		Robert Kanigher, Bob Haney, Ed Herron, Allan AshermanJoe Kubert, Mort Drucker, Russ Heath
#5 (Cover reprinted from Our Fighting Forces #51 (Nov 1959))

December, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
5 copies available from $1.25 		Dave Wood, Bob Haney, Allan AshermanMort Drucker, Russ Heath, Bernie Krigstein