The 'Nam Vol 1 41

The 'Nam #41
Previous Issue	The 'Nam #40
Next Issue	The 'Nam #42
Art by: John Romita and Ron Frenz
Release Date	December 26, 1989
Cover Date	February, 1990
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "Back in the Real World"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Doug Murray
Penciler(s)	Wayne Vansant
Inker(s)	Geof Isherwood
Colorist(s)	Phil Felix
Letterer(s)	Phil Felix
Editor(s)	Don Daley

 Could you imagine them here? 

—Lou Martini

Appearing in "Back in the Real World"

Featured Characters:

• Ice Phillips

Supporting Characters:

• Avengers (Imagination)
  • Thor Odinson (Imagination)
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Imagination)
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Imagination)
• U.S. Army
  • 23rd Infantry Division
    • Lou Martini
    • Private Williams
    • Dwight Jones
    • Lt. Biggs
    • Numerous unnamed soldiers

Antagonists:

• Việt Cộng (Imagination)
• People's Army of Vietnam (Imagination)
  • Ho Chi Minh (Imagination)
  • Numerous unnamed soldiers (Imagination)

Other Characters:

• Fantastic Four (Drawing)
  • Thing (Ben Grimm) (Drawing)
  • Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Drawing)
  • Invisible Woman (Sue Storm) (Drawing)
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Drawing)
• Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Drawing)
• Mike Aeder (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• RVNP (Imagination)
• U.S. Air Force (Imagination)
• Soviet Armed Forces (Mentioned) (Imagination)
• Odin (Invoked) (Imagination)
• The Green Berets.
  • John Wayne (Topical Reference)
  • Raymond St. Jacques (Topical Reference)
  • Jim Hutton (Topical Reference)
  • Craig Jue (Topical Reference)
  • Irene Tsu (Topical Reference)
  • Cactus Pryor (Topical Reference)
  • George Takei (Topical Reference)
• ARVN (Mentioned)
• Lt. Sulu (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Asgardians (Imagination)
• Demons (Imagination)
• Gods (Imagination)

Locations:

• Earth-85101
  • Earth
    • Vietnam
      • South Vietnam
        • Tay Ninh Province
        • Saigon (Imagination)
          • Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Referenced)
        • Da Nang (Imagination) (Topical Reference)
      • Hanoi (Imagination)
    • Paris, France (Mentioned) (Imagination)
    • United States of America (Imagination) (Topical Reference)
      • Georgia (Imagination) (Topical Reference)
        • Chattahoochee River (Imagination) (Topical Reference)
        • Fort Benning (Imagination) (Topical Reference)
      • Phenix City, Alabama (Named only) (Imagination) (Topical Reference)
    • South China Sea (Imagination) (Topical Reference)
• Earth-616 (Drawing)
  • Earth (Drawing)
    • Atlantic Ocean (Drawing)
• Earth-TRN1188 (Imagination)
  • Earth (Imagination)
    • Vietnam (Imagination)
      • South Vietnam (Imagination)
        • Tay Ninh Province (Imagination)
        • Saigon (Imagination)
      • Hanoi (Imagination)

Items:

• Mjolnir (Imagination)
• Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Imagination)
• Iron Man Armor Model 4 (Imagination)
• Fantastic Four Uniforms (Drawing)
• Doctor Doom's Armor (Drawing)

Vehicles:

• Captain America's Motorcycle (Imagination)

Synopsis for "Back in the Real World"

Ice's disgust over what's happening in Vietnam sets the stage for one of the most unusual, poignant 'NAM tales yet! In a war filled with so many villains, Ice needs not just a hero — he needs a super hero, and lots of 'em! So enter Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America!

Notes

• Cover art: pencils by Romita and Frenz, inks by Romita.
• Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and Ho Chi Minh only appear in a character's fantasy of what it would be like if super-heroes participated in the Vietnam War, while the Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom only appear when the cover of Fantastic Four #60 is shown. This shows that on Earth-85101, those aforementioned Marvel characters are fictional.
• John Wayne only appears in a character's retelling of the events of the movie The Green Berets.

See Also

• 6 image(s) from The 'Nam Vol 1 41