▁hom osex ual ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Ober st ▁Man fred ▁Pf irs ich ▁Marie ▁R omm el ▁( 1 9 0 0 – 1 9 9 0 ), ▁nick named ▁the ▁" Des ert ▁Pe ach ". ▁Early ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁com ic ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁Pe ach ' s ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁mis fit ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁A frika ▁Kor ps ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 ; ▁subsequent ▁issues ▁have ▁expl ored ▁the ▁pre - ▁and ▁post - war ▁lives ▁of ▁Pf irs ich ▁( G erman ▁for ▁" P each ") ▁and ▁his ▁supporting ▁cast . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁history ▁The ▁Des ert ▁Pe ach ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁by ▁Th ought s ▁and ▁Im ages , ▁later ▁by ▁M U ▁Press / AE ON , ▁and ▁still ▁later ▁by ▁A ▁Fine ▁Line . ▁ 3 2 ▁issues ▁were ▁released ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁re - re leased ▁in ▁eight ▁collected ▁volumes ; ▁as ▁well , ▁a ▁Des ert ▁Pe ach ▁musical ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁B read ▁and ▁Sw ans , ▁a ▁Des ert ▁Pe ach ▁novel , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁musical , ▁all ▁Des ert ▁Pe ach ▁material ▁has ▁been ▁created ▁entirely ▁by ▁Bar r . ▁ ▁Bar r ▁took ▁Pe ach ▁to ▁the