Wulf The Barbarian: The Beast Of Famine

Here's the second, and last great, issue of Wulf The Barbarian, before it all went belly up for Wulf in general and Atlas Comics in particular. It's a rollicking good Arabian Nights style adventure wherein the blond battler gets himself some new pals, including Grey Mouser like thief / sidekick Rymnstrdle.
As you can see from the hacked together cover, this is one of those Diverse Hands / Crusty Bunkers pieces where everybody and his uncle helped out to meet a deadline. As well as creator Larry Hama, and regular inker Klaus Janson, you also get Neal Adams, Ralph Reese, Bob McCleod, Pat Broderick, Vincente Alcazar, Paul Kirshner & Jack Abel all pitching in. Larry credits Wally Wood too, but I don't spot him in there, so maybe this issue was done in his studio?
Anyway, this is a great fun romp of a comic, with Wulf slightly deviating away from his mission of revenge, which was already getting old halfway through issue #1.
On the basis of The Beast Of Famine, I'll say it again. Wulf The Barbarian could've gone places.
After all, his world was bigger than mortal comprehension, so there were plenty of places for him to go to.

Blazing Battle Tales Featuring Sgt. Hawk

Here's a completely mental war book from Atlas that only lasted the one issue, thank god. It starts off like a Sgt. Rock wannabe, with a Frank Thorne cover that emulates a million Joe Kubert Rock covers, while the story proper is introduced by the hero just like the Top Kick of Easy Company always used to do.
But there the similarity ends: Sgt. Hawk ( no first name, we ain't gonna be pals ) is THE single angriest hero you've ever met, spitting out his dialogue through gritted teeth through the whole of his premiere appearance.
It's like someone said to him, if you wanna make yourself stand out from all the other war characters, you'd better be tough, Hawk, REAL tough.
Man, he's pissed off. Maybe it's that fruity little moustache he's been lumbered with, I dunno, but he must be giving himself a migraine staying this angry ALL THE TIME.
He does have some great lines though, my favourite being: Some of the cuts and burns that covered her body would leave scars - and that's bad news for a girl - even GUTSY ones like her!
And the story goes to some dark places for a comics code approved book of the '70's, and then it goes a bit further.
The art is by Pat Broderick, who you wouldn't expect on a war book. Unfortunately you don't get to see much of his style as it's buried under the less than great scratchy inks of Jack Sparling, which is a shame as this is nearly a classic book, just because of the insanity of it all.