Kind of amazing to have Asian and Jewish men cavorting naked in one comic book for both Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American Pacific Islander History Month.
That said, we feel conflicted about The Desert Peach. Like Jojo Rabbit (Taika Waititi is overrated), The Desert Peach also lives in the same vein, where the Nazi atrocities are shown in a light-hearted, comedic way, with some poignancy thrown in.
In Peach, we’re introduced to Udo, the man-maid Pfirsich Rommel (a high-ranking SS officer and the fictional younger brother of the legendary Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel). Pfirsich is a flaming bottom, who had passionate sex with a woman, resulting in a baby. He loves Udo so much that when Udo tells him he’s Jewish, Pfirsich just brushes it off.
The author and illustrator of Peach is Donna Barr, who, interestingly, has a bachelor’s degree in German studies and went on to enlist in the military.
Almost all of these panels were taken from The Desert Peach #3, except for the paper doll cut-out and the orgy scene ( #17). In The Desert Peach #3, Charlie (Sharly) is Hawaiian.
You can read the issues for free (legally) here.
The blurb:
The Desert Peach is the story of Pfirsich Rommel, the fictional brother of WWII Germany’s “Desert Fox.” Pfirsich is a German officer – and gay in a time and place where that would usually be lethal. How does he get away with it? And save his men from war? Read and see.
Original title: The Desert Peach #3 and #17 (“Culture Shock”)
Writer, artist: Donna Barr
Publisher: MU Press (English/1990)
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