Blazing Combat #2 by Frank Frazetta (1966)

This visceral and unflinching wartime masterpiece is an official oil painting titled Blazing Combat II (also universally cataloged as Blazing Combat #2), created in 1965 by the legendary "Godfather of Fantasy Art," Frank Frazetta, to serve as the historic front cover artwork for the second issue of Warren Publishing's highly acclaimed anthology comic series Blazing Combat (released in January 1966). Moving drastically away from his signature sword-and-sorcery barbarians, Frazetta drops viewers directly into a brutal, up-close infantry clash from World War II's Pacific Theater or the Korean War. The background story depicted serves as a humanistic and uncompromising examination of the personal costs and raw desperation of battlefield survival. Frazetta anchors the highly kinetic composition with an American GI who has successfully closed the distance to drive a rifle bayonet directly through the midsection of an opposing soldier, freezing the exact microsecond the defender throws his head back in a silent yell of agony while dropping his own weapon. This violent collision is frames by a graphic foreground showing a fallen, bloody American casualty lying dead in the mud, spent shell casings scattered across the rocks, and a low-angle horizon line where a squad of reinforcing troops charges a smoking ridge under a stark, minimalist sky cut by a spiraling column of dark battle smoke and soaring fighter planes to craft one of the most culturally defining and rawly authentic war illustrations ever committed to canvas

Professionally restored and reproduced from the original artwork, this print preserves the powerful visual impact of Frank Frazetta's painting while offering exceptional detail and color fidelity for modern display. • High-quality restored reproduction of the original artwork • Premium 200 g/m² matte paper • Exceptional detail and color reproduction • Professionally enhanced and restored image quality • Available in 12x18", 16x24", and 24x36" sizes • Unframed for custom display options • Printed in the USA