Battle Picture Weekly was a British weekly boys' war comic published by IPC Magazines from 8 March 1975 to 23 January 1988, when it merged with the new incarnation of Eagle after 644 issues. Most stories were set in World War II, with some based on other conflicts, while factual features also focused on warfare.
The cover to the first issue of Battle Picture Weekly, dated 8 March 1975.
War comics is a genre of comic books that gained popularity in English-speaking countries following World War II.
G.I. Joe # 6 (December 1951). Cover art by Norman Saunders.