Never heard of Hans Von Hammer? Well, then take a look at Stephen T. Lawson''s (JackFlash) article about this famous German WW1 Comic character created... by the Americans!

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Hans von Hammer, a.k.a., The Hammer of Hell! This series kept me reading comics long after the other characters lost their appeal.

Turns out my sister is the real Hans von Hammer fan. I had all but forgotten him when she suprised me with Enemy Ace: War Idyll (1990)
sixteen years ago! Then she got me both parts of his WW2 adventures (War In Heaven, and thanks to eBay, a dozen or so individual comics.

FWIW, Enemy Ace: War Idyll is a beautifully illustrated and poignant pop novel. The WW2 series Enemy Ace: War in Heaven (2001), by Garth Ennis, are illustrated in the comics genre, with less of a comic story line, more believeable yet equally engaging. It has inspired me to build HvH's crimson Bf109!

As per the particular stories, I shall not here utter the suprises; his relationship with the Nazis, when and against whom he flies, and especially to whom he surrenders to! (I didn't give it away that he survived...:-))

While we are on the topic of suprises, how about von Hammer's great-granddaughter (did you know about her?), Bundeswehr Luftwaffe Lieutenant Ilsa von Hammer? She appears in the last Robin comic, being part of a special unit called upon when the mere military won't suffice. I haven't read it, but would like to.

Rittmeister Hans von Hammer is at it again? *Prepare for a hard winter boys. * I have ALL the original issues. *I even understand someone did a kit review featuring the DML SPAD XIII and among the 'real' colour schemes is a version of the coal black Spad of Count Andre de' Seveigne!!! Its good to know the Baron will be dueling in the friendless skies of WWI once again. The Waffenmeister will be up burning the midnight oil keeping von Hammer's blood red triplane fit for the ready-line and the first dawn patrol of the day.

Here the Hangman prepares to meet von Hammer in the Killer Skies.





The DML Dragon Spad XIII with a highly modified pilot from the spares pile.

Relationship to the ...!? Propaganda, pure propaganda!!!! Never give up never surrender!

I didn't say it was a good one...

I remember the Enemy Ace comics. I had at least one of them. The bulk of my stash was Sgt. Rock and Haunted Tank.

Ressurecting a thread and digging up bones!

And a bit more.

And a bit more.

One of my favorites.



Imagine a Sopwith camel with twin Vickers and twin Lewis guns. The motor had to be a 230hp.

It would appear that Enemy Ace has his the big time. He is on Wikipedia!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_Ace

I wonder if Aeroscale will be there someday?

Thanks for the trip down 'Memory Lane'. I was a big fan, but had all but forgotten von Hammer and his adventures. I liked the fact that the artist used other types of A/C besides the usual Spads and Fokkers. Comic books broadened my horizon and were one of the contributing factors to my interest in building models. Al