One year after the armistice ending of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson wanted to mark the occasion, so on November 11, 1919 he proclaimed the day as Armistice Day.
In 1926 Congress passed a resolution calling for an annual observance. In 1938 Armistice Day became an official U.S. Federal Holiday with the purpose of dedicating the holiday to the idea of world peace. Later the holiday became renamed Veterans Day on June 1, 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower when he signed legistaltion, as the U.S. decided to mark the holiday in favor of all American Veterans of U.S. wars.
In celebration of this holiday we wanted to share some of our favorite comic book Veterans from over the years.
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Nick Fury – Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (1963) Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Nick Fury was a soldier who fought in World War II, and while he has had his age adjusted in modern times, and his service record not fully flushed out for the modern times, he has never stopped being a lifetime soldier. Additionally, Nick Fury continues his life of service to the nation. |
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John Stewart (Green Lantern) – Green Lantern #87 (1972) Created by Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams, John Stewart originally didn’t have a military background, but in 2001 for an animated series, the characer was redesigned to turn the character into a U.S. Marine Corps sniper who served a tour of duty in the Middle East, this was later cemented into the comics in 2007 but the war was a fictional one, and not based on a real life war. |
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Steve Rogers (Captain America) World War II – Captain America Comics #1 (1940) Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, there are few people who don’t know Captain America’s past as he is probably iconically tied not only to his enemy, the Red Skull, but also to his time and service during World War II. |
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James “Rhodey” Rhodes (War Machine) – Iron Man #118 (1979) Created by David Michelinie, John Byrne, and Bob Layton, when the character was first created, Rhodes was Stark’s personal pilot and had been a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot who had served in the Vietnam War. As the times that the characters are set within changed, his history was changed to include service in a fictional war called Siancong War. |
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Albert “Al” Simmons (Spawn) – Spawn #1 (1992) Created by Todd McFarlane, Spawn was a U.S. Marine Corps who served as Force Recon before joining the U.S. Secret Service, and then the CIA. While there is no direct connection to any real life war counterpoint, he had done several missions, and served his country. |
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Whose is your favorite Comic Book veteran?
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