Battler Britton

Graphic Novel · Paperback · 170mm x 258mm · 120pp · 9781845765606 · July 2007
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Battler Britton
First published in 1956, the adventures of Robert “Battler” Britton – the quick-tempered British World War II flying ace – thrilled kids all over the UK! Now acclaimed writer Garth Ennis ( War Stories ) and artist Colin Wilson ( Young Blueberry ) bring us back to October 1942, as “Battler” and his crew are dispatched to North Africa to spearhead a joint US/UK attack. Now they need to survive the taunts, the threats, the assaults... and that's just from the Yanks!

First published in
Sun comic in 1956, the adventures of Robert “Battler” Britton — an ace British pilot in World War II, whose quick temper made him as dangerous on the ground as he was in the air — thrilled kids all over the UK!

We rejoin “Battler” and his crew in October 1942, as they have been dispatched to an American airstrip in North Africa, to spearhead a joint action against Hitler's war machine. Now they need to survive the taunts, the threats, the assaults... and that's just from the Yanks!

Acclaimed writer Garth Ennis (
War Stories ) and internationally renowned artist Colin Wilson ( Young Blueberry ) present a classic tale of derring-do in the blue yonder!