On May 9, Russian Federation and most other ex-Soviet countries celebrated the 70th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender, and, with it, the end of World War II in Europe. In the former Soviet Union, it's a holiday that's known as Victory Day ( Read more... )

And, in honor of Victory Day, allow me to (belatedly) repost a comic I posted on the original scans_daily - a story of Alexander Chekalin, originally published in 1942 on the pages of Boy Comics #5. Writing by Dick Wood, art by David Smalle.
( In real life, it was a bit gorier. Just a bit (5 pages under the cut) )

Victory Day is almost over, so I guess I better write something before it ends and my post fades into irrelevance ( Read more... )

And, in an utterly predictable, over-the-top reaction.


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