The Oh-My-God Squad

Bring 'em on!

What? No chocolate GI Jane dolls at We B Toys? ;-)

(Thanks to Grim's Hall)

Comments

[Joatmoaf]

We B Toys?

Hillaryarious.

[baldilocks]

C:

Can't remember what professional comedian I lifted that from. :-)

Carlin, I think.

[AH·C]

Methinks grabbing a Barbie doll ought to do the trick. Well in this case, you can always photoshop it ;)

[submandave]

If I'm not mistaken, these figures are modeled after "Sgt. Rock of Easy Company," a WWII comic published by DC during the seventies. The dude with the big red beard and Sgt. Rock's perpetual two-day beard gave it away. Can't remember their names anymore, except there was a particularly big guy they called "Bulldozer" who always carried the extra LMG ammunition.

I remember back then there were several combat comics. There were lots of small independent publishers, but among the big boys DC had Sgt. Rock, Unknown Soldier, The Loosers, Haunted Tank and Marvel was dragging up the rear with Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos. As for my brother and I, while some DC books did have a bit of fantastic quality (for example, the Haunted Tank was watched over by the ghost of General J.E.B. Stuart, only visible to the tank commander), the actual combat more reflected the stark realities on the ground. It was hard and people died.

The DC books also frequently indulged in anachronism by including black soldiers integrated into combat roles (for example, the loader of the Haunted Tank was black) but thay also introduced a black character called Gravedigger and a key part of his back story centered on racism and the fact that the Army forced him into a support mission (burying the combat dead) before he proved his worth and was assigned secret missions and a cool codename.

[Alan K. Henderson]

Hey, I found a chocolate-colored doll for ya. The one on the top :-) All she needs is a haircut and cammo.