| War Picture Library | |
|---|---|
 Cover to War Picture Library No. 1 – "Fight Back to Dunkirk", 1 September 1958 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IPC Magazines, Amalgamated Press/Fleetway Publications |
| Schedule | Bi-monthly/Weekly |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | Sep 1958 to Dec 1984 |
| No. of issues | 2,103 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Various |
| Artist(s) | Various; including F. Solano López, Jose Ortiz, Ramon de la Fuente, Luis Ramos and Hugo Pratt, Faruk Geç |
| Collected editions | |
| Unleash Hell | ISBN 1-85375-629-6 |
| Against All Odds | ISBN 1-85375-629-6 |
| Up and at 'em! | ISBN 1-85375-698-9 |
War Picture Library was a British 64-page "pocket library" war comic magazine title published by Amalgamated Press/Fleetway (now owned by IPC Magazines) for 2103 issues. Each issue featured a complete story, beginning on 1 September 1958 with "Fight Back to Dunkirk" and finishing 26 years later on 3 December 1984 with "Wings of the Fleet".[1] The editor was Ted Bensberg. Assistant editors included Geoff Kemp and Brian Smith. Other editorial staff included Pat Brookman, Terence Magee, Clive Ranger, Tony Power and Clive McGee. Art editor was Mike Jones and art assistant was his brother Dave Jones. Other art assistants at various times were Roy McAdorey, Geoff Berwick, Bill Reid and John Fearnley.
Companion titles Air Ace Picture Library (1960–1970) and Action Picture Library (1969–1970) were both folded into the longer-running War Picture Library in later years.[1]
- ^ a b "Pocket Library Publications" at ComicsMagazines.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008