Blazing Combat #4 by Frank Frazetta (1966)

This visceral World War II oil painting is officially titled Blazing Combat IV (also universally cataloged as Blazing Combat #4), created in 1966 by the legendary "Godfather of Fantasy Art," Frank Frazetta, to serve as the historic front cover artwork for the fourth and final issue of Warren Publishing's short-lived, humanistic war anthology magazine Blazing Combat #4 (released in July 1966). The background story depicted drops viewers directly into a desperate, climactic European theater engagement, capturing the explosive final moments of a German Panzer tank crew attempting to retreat from their disabled vehicle. Frazetta delivers a profound masterclass in kinetic tension and framing, grounding the scene with an American GI who has flanked the tank from behind a muddy berm to unleash an ambush at point-blank range, while a German tank operator falls backward off the turret and a massive column of oily black smoke billows into a hellish, blood-orange sky next to a crumbling gothic bell tower to visually convey the crushing personal costs, chaos, and raw adrenaline of battlefield survival.

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