Religion In The Comics - 044

[Cartoonist]

Here's a tale from Tell It To The Marines number 9, cover dated September 1954, published by Toby Press.











It's a long story with a couple of false starts. The old overworked squad cliche is first introduced. Before we could see this writer's take on it, it's over. We now have a new story, that of a man and his howitzer. This could have been interesting, but there's no follow up. No details of using this particular weapon. No characterization of the soldier who wields it.

Then we get the prayer business. I was raised Catholic but never got that prayer stuff. I had to recite my share of Our Fathers and Hail Marys, but that was just like reciting the multiplication tables. I never asked God for anything (may not be true). If I had found myself in a foxhole at the height of my belief, I still wouldn't have prayed.