Boy Hero Of The Revolutionary War!

Jerry Drummer was a short-lived little series published by Charlton in the summer of 1957. It features scripts by the ubiquitous Joe Gill (most likely) and artwork by Maurice Whitman. Whitman drew all three covers for the issues as well as the majority of the interior artwork. Other artists under the auspices of editor Al Fago also dipped in as well. The series tells the story of several key battles in the Revolutionary War through the eyes of a young and eager youngster. To read the first of the three issues, which in the grand Charlton tradition is numbered ten (continuing the numbering of the classic Simon and Kirby comic Foxhole among others) go to this link. 

To read issue eleven of Jerry Drummer go to this link. 

And to read the third and final issue of the short run go to this link. 

On the semiquincentennial (won't get to use that word again anytime soon) anniversary of the United States of America, it's good to think of what the country aspires to be in its founding documents as opposed to the less than glorious reality of the present day. I'm sad that this national holiday is sullied by attempts of fascists to destroy what they pretend to idolize, but fending off such threats, both foreign and domestic is the duty of every citizen. And that recognition of duty to the country and the world is well worth celebrating. Let this anniversary mark the beginning of a new era of struggle to reclaim and expand freedoms for all citizens of this potentially great nation. 

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