3rd November 1973 to 11th May 1974[]
Written by Alan Fennell
Drawn by David Jefferis and Mike Western*
The World At War issues
Started 3rd November 1973 - No.45, (Top Left) replacing Unknown.
Changed Undated 1974 - No.7 - No.40, (Above Middle) The World At War becomes a strip.
Ended 11th May 1974 - No.18, (Top Right) replaced by Unknown.
1: Blitzkrieg On Poland
3/11/73 - No.45
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Junkers Ju.87B & Heinkel HE111
2: The Death Of The "Graf Spee"
10/11/73 - No.46
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Graf Spee & HMS Ajax
3: The Winter War
17/11/73 - No.47
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Bristol Blenheim IV & Gladiator Mk1
4: David And Goliath - A Different Story
24/11/73 - No.48
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Scharnhorst & Arado AR196
5: "The Navy's Here!"
1/12/73 - No.49
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: H.M.S. Cossack & H.M.S. Warspite
6: Case Yellow
8/12/73 - No.50
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Fairey Battle Bomber & Junkers JU52
7: "Operation Dynamo"
15/12/73 - No.51
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Panzer IV Tank & 88-mm Flak Guns
8: "Eagle Day"
22/12/73 - No.52
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Supermarine Spitfire & Messerschmitt ME110
9: The 'Stringbags' Strike
29/12/74 - No.1
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Short Sutherland & Fairley Swordfish
10: Barbarossa
5/1/74 - No.2
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: 'Stormovik' & 'Focke-Wulf' Dogfight Double
11: "Sunk!"
12/1/74 - No.3
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Bismarck & H.M.S. Hood
12: "Battle Flag"
Undated - No.4
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Mitsubishi A6M 'Zero' & Catalina
13: "The Flying Tigers"
Undated - No.5
(text & photos feature - 1 page)
Kits: Curtiss P-40E & Mitsubishi 'Dinah'
14: "Desert Victory"
Undated - No.6
(text & photos feature - 2 pages)
Kits: Lee/Grant Tank & Sherman Tank
(15) Untitled ('Operation Chariot')
Undated - No.7
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: H.M.S. Campbeltown & British Commandos
(16) The Czech Resistance!
Undated - No.8
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Handley Page Halifax
(17) The U-Boat Menace!
9/3/74 - No.9
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Short Sutherland III & Vickers-Armstrong Wellington
(18) The Man With The Funny Hat!
16/3/74 - No.10
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Douglas 'Dakota' & North-American 'Mitchell
(19) "The Dam Busters"!
23/3/74 - No.11
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Avro Lancaster & Dornier Do.217E
(20) Into The Giant's Lair!
30/3/74 - No.12
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Tirpitz & Vought Corsair
(21) "Rescue My Friend"! *
6/4/74 - No.13
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Feisler Storch
(22) The Fall Of "Fortress Europe"!
13/4/74 - No.14
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Hawker Typhoon 1B & A12V DUKW
(23) "Whoa, Mohammed!" The Arnheim Offensive
20/4/74 - No15
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Bren Carrier and 6-Pound Anti-Tank & Panther Tank
(24) 'V' Is For Vengeance!
27/4/74 - No.16
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Mosquito & Messerschmitt 262 (Dogfight Double) & Gloster Meteor III
(25) "Our Fuehrer Is Dead!"
4/5/74 - No.17
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: Josef Stalin Tank & Yak 9 Aircraft
(26) "Brighter Than A Thousand Suns"!
11/5/74 - No.18
(2 page b/w strip)
Kits: B-29 Superfortress & Lockheed P-38 Lightning
(Titles from the comic, all stories/strips were in B&W)
(Thanks to Shaqui Le Vesconte for help with this chronology)