He was created by the god of war, Mars himself, as an instrument of destruction, but his desire to oppress the United States did not go according to plan. From explosions he is made from dust, and though created to destroy freedom, he instead fights to protect it! MAN OF WAR did not have a long comic life, but in true Gwandanaland (and Midcentury) fashion, he's here in his complete stories Ð straight from the Golden Age!