From the 1950s to the 1970s, Fleetway and its successor IPC was the world's biggest comic-book publisher and its line of digest-sized "Picture Libraries" was the jewel in their crown. The most popular and longest lasting titles were "War", "Battle", "Air Ace and War at Sea" which ran for a combined total of over four and a half thousand issues. This book collects together 400 of the finest "War", "Battle", "Air Ace and War at Sea" covers, digitally remastered from the original archived artwork in a lavish format with the finest quality reproduction. Simply put they've never looked so good.

About the Author

David A. Roach is an artist, illustrator, writer and historian with 20 years experience in the comics industry. Among the comics he has worked on are such iconic strips as Batman, Judge Dredd, Dr Who, Star Wars and Aliens. As an author he is an editor and writer for such books as True Brit: The History of British Comics and The SuperHero Book, as well as the forthcoming Fleetway Companion series and Girls of the Comics. He is a regular writer for Comic Book Artist and Comics International magazines and has spent many hours searching through piles of old comic pages as IPC's archivist.