Weird War Tales 50

"An Appointment with Destiny!" is the title to the fiftieth issue of Weird War Tales published by DC Comics. The story was written by Steve Englehart with artwork by Dick Ayers and inks by Alfredo Alcala. It was lettered by Ben Oda and edited by Joe Orlando. This issue shipped with a January-February, 1977 cover date and carries a cover price of .30 cents per copy.

Appearances

 * Baxter
 * Walker


 * None


 * Adolf Hitler
 * Baron Kragen
 * Eva Kragen
 * Fong


 * Alexander the Great
 * Eva Braun
 * Jesus Christ
 * Napoleon Bonaparte
 * Ilsa Kragen


 * Nazis


 * Humans


 * Germany, Berlin


 * Spear of Longinus
 * Sword


 * 1920s
 * 1940s
 * Castle
 * Impalement
 * Prison
 * Stabbings
 * Suicide
 * World War II

Notes & Trivia

 * The events of this issue take place on April 30th, 1945. This was the day that Adolf Hitler and his mistress Eva Braun took their own lives in a bunker in Berlin. A semi-fictionalized account of their deaths is chronicled in this issue.


 * Alexander the Great appears in flashback only in this issue.


 * Jesus Christ appears in flashback only in this issue.


 * Napoleon Bonaparte appears in flashback only in this issue.


 * This is the earliest known appearance of the Spear of Destiny.