There is a paucity of mention of comic books in the literature about the Viet Nam war written by veterans of that war.
I'm moved to wonder whether any Vietnamese comics creators have ever written about the war, and whether any of them are veterans.
BC
too young and too Canadian for Viet Nam
That's a valid point. If one had the language skills and the resources at one's disposal, it might be worthwhile to look into whether Vietnamese sources exist on the sale/distribution/creation of comic books marketed for American soldiers in-country during the 1960s and 1970s.
I'll look into this a bit, and see if there is any English translations of Vietnamese works that might illuminate this point.
You'll find, though, that there is scant mention of comic books in the literature of the Vietnam war, by Vietnam vets, and by cultural historians of the time period. The mainstream consumption of the television in the late 1950s seems to have eclipsed mention of the comic in the literature. You are more apt to find reference to the omnipresent John Wayne, or the horse operas on television, than you are of some comics like Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat!, or other 50s war and westerns.
-Josh
