Will Franz

Will Franz
Born	William Franz
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller
Notable works	"The Lonely War of Willy Schultz" "The Iron Corporal"

William Franz, who wrote as Will Franz, Willi Franz, and Willie Franz, is an American comic-book writer and occasional penciler, best known for his Charlton Comics war stories, mostly published from 1967 to 1970. Franz is particularly remembered for the ongoing feature "The Lonely War of Willy Schultz", a Vietnam War-era serial about a German American U.S. Army captain during World War II. The Willy Schultz storyline was a departure from most other combat features of this time, with its conflicted hero caught between loyalties.

Franz broke into comics as an artist, drawing an issue of Dell Comics' Combat in 1962.

In 1967, Franz began freelancing for the Derby, Connecticut-based Charlton Comics, where he wrote (and occasionally helped draw)war-comics stories for such titles as Army War Heroes, D-Day, Fightin' Army, Marine War Heroes, and War Heroes. With artist Sam Glanzman, Franz co-created the feature "The Iron Corporal", starring a World War II American corporal fighting with the Australian army in the Southwest Pacific, in a 10-page story in Army War Heroes #22 (Nov. 1967). It appeared in most subsequent issues through #37 (April 1970), with the script credited mostly to Willi Franz.

That same month, Franz and Glanzman co-created the Charlton feature "The Devil's Brigade". First appearing in War Heroes #27 (Nov. 1967), it also appeared in Fightin' Army #79, 82, and 83. The series revolved around commando troops in North Africa. According to Franz:

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