| Captain Willy Schultz | |
|---|---|
 Fightin' Army #76 (Oct. 1967), cover art by Rocke Mastroserio. Note: There is a misspelling of "Schultz" on the cover. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Charlton Comics |
| First appearance | Fightin' Army #76 (Oct. 1967) |
| Created by | Will Franz (writer) Sam Glanzman (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | U.S. Army, German Army, British Army, Italian resistance movement, Office of Strategic Services |
Captain Willy Schultz is a fictional comic-book soldier, a German-American U.S. Army captain during World War II, who after being falsely accused and convicted of murder, escapes and blends into the German Army while seeking a way to clear his name and retain his Allied allegiance. Created by writer Will Franz and artist Sam Glanzman, the character starred in the feature "The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz", which debuted in Charlton Comics' Fightin' Army #76 (cover-dated Oct. 1967).
The Willy Schultz storyline was a departure from most other combat features of this time, with its conflicted hero caught between loyalties. Writer Franz opposed the American war in Vietnam,[1] and the Schultz character reflected the divisiveness of the era.
- ^ Franz appearance (along with Joe Gill and Sam Glanzman) Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine. "'Nuff Said", WBAI radio (Nov. 21, 2000): discussion hosted and recorded by Allan Rosenberg at 2000 Big Apple Convention.