Thanks, cody. I was just coming here to post about Sam.

I think the tribute book is worth mentioning here. From the link that cody posted:

"... his wife Sue asked me if I could please put all my other projects on hold, to help her put together a Sam Glanzman tribute book entitled SAM GLANZMAN FOREVER!, that he can still enjoy while he is alive. So that is what I have done. The VOYAGE book is close to being done. But right now, I will be taking a short break from VOYAGE, to focus on this tribute project for Sam and his wife. I have begun collecting tributes for Sam from comic book pros and fans alike. If you love and appreciate Sam, and would like to send in a tribute (writing and/or art), please send it to my Gmail (drewfordcomics@gmail.com), with the subject line: SAM GLANZMAN TRIBUTE – LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. Also, we have launched a GoFundMe campaign, to produce the tribute book, and help Sam and Sue out with a little extra funds in their time of need."

I'll keep him in my thoughts and wished for a speedy recovery ...

Drew Ford who has been publishing Glanzman's work through his "It's Alive" imprint also reported it on Facebook.  

One of few remaining links to the Golden Age and a giant of war comics.  

R. I. P. 

I sent the following e-mail to Drew Ford, who worked with Sam, republishing his work, for the tribute book he was putting together:

Mr Ford,
My name is Jeff Nettleton and I am a comics fan. Even more, I am a Sam Glanzman comics fan. Still more, I am a Sam Glanzman fan. I was born in the 60s and started reading comics in the 70s and saw much of Sam's terrific work. I was a reader of all comics and had a great love of the classic war comics and read many of Sam's stories, in books like Fightin' Army, as well as Our Army at War and GI Combat. I loved his work on Charlton's Hercules comic. Sam's tales were more than the usual pieces of heroics and sacrifice; they had the ring of authenticity about them. That was because he had lived through it. His USS Stevens stories are great favorites, as they aren't just tales of combat; they are a documentary into shipboard life. They are pieces that cover everything from mundane daily work chores, to the beauty of a sunset on a still ocean, or a fish flying over the water. His work on The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz gets at the heart of war, for the individual, as the character finds himself on both sides of the conflict, making and losing friends along the way. It showed that all men are brothers, even when they grew up in different countries, who went to war with one another. They bleed and die the same way and miss their families and their homes. At a time when America was divided over a war, those stories told us the human cost of fighting and made us think long and hard about whether it was worth it.
In the 1980s, I attended the University of Illinois, on a Navy ROTC Scholarship. For 4 years, I studied to earn my degree and trained to be a naval officer. I spent my time learning about economics and management, as well as navigation, naval history and traditions. During my summers, I went on active duty training cruises, where I got to experience actual naval life. However, I got to experience it while still in school. One day, I walked into a local comic shop and saw on their stands a Marvel graphic novel, titled A Sailor's Story. I had to have that. I flipped through it, bought it, and went back to my dorm room to read it. Inside was everything my instructors had been telling and showing me; but, this was more personal. It also gave me a window into a tumultuous time period, from someone who lived through it and came out the other side. It gave me a feeling for the cost of things, not just the statistics and battles. It gave me a feel for Navy life, from "turning to" to "General Quarters," to the Shellback Initiation. It did as much to prepare me for my post-college work as anything the Navy had provided.
Four years of Navy life taught me that it wasn't something that I wanted to do for the rest of my life and that was fine. I had refused to take part in the Shellback ritual, as I felt it was hazing and demeaning. I respected the men I served with; but, couldn't understand a desire to engage in what seemed like childish and somewhat cruel games. In later years, when I would discuss Sam's work on comic message boards, I wondered what Sam would have thought about my stance, given he went through it. I never cared about most people's opinions of it, in the Navy or outside; but, I did care about what Sam would think. I never met him or corresponded with him, so I don't know. Reading his work, I tend to think he would at least hear my reasons why and accept them, even if he disagreed with them. The one constant in his work was humanity.
Following the Navy I spent 20 years as a bookseller, working for Barnes & Noble. One of the most satisfying aspects of that work was turning on young people to great books. I was overjoyed when I saw that Dover was republishing A Sailor's Story and the USS Stevens tales. I took great pleasure in recommending these, both as memoirs of someone who lived through one of the most dramatic conflicts in modern history; but because they are comics. That is the other pleasure, to see comics and graphic novels treated as literature, whether as escapist entertainment or personal history.
I wish to express my gratitude for the years of great stories and great comics, and for Sam's service and sacrifice for this country. As a fellow Navy veteran, I can think of only two things to close with:

Bravo Zulu, Sam Glanzman;
and, Fair Winds and Following Seas.

Respectfully,
Jeffrey Nettleton.
(formerly) Lieutenant (JG), Supply Corps, United States Navy
Comics Fan

We've lost a legendary creator, but his legend will live on through his body of work. Rest well good sir. I was a late convert to Glanzman's work, it was on the periphery of my radar for a number of years, but it wasn't until I experienced the stories he produced for the Joe Kubert Presents anthology DC put out in 2012 that I really dove into his stuff and discovered all he had to offer. Those stories gave me a whole new appreciation for his work and I have been seeking it out for the last 5 years whenever I can.

-M