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Issue: Our Army at War #127
Publication Date: February 1963
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Issues: #127 of 301 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/06/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Robert Kanigher (credited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; then standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #242, 269, 275, 280)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Four Faces of Sgt. Rock!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero, war
Feature(s): Sgt. Rock
Character(s): Sergeant Rock; Dash; Fifi; Little Sure-Shot; Sad-Eyes
Synopsis: montage of Sergeant Rock in action
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Amazing Book About Prehistoric Animals

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The World of Dinosaurs
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad, with order coupon, for The World of Dinosaurs by Dr. Edwin H. Colbert.
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4 Faces of Sgt. Rock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sgt. Rock
Character(s): Sgt. Rock; Easy Company [Benjy; Ice Cream Soldier; Bulldozer; Flip-Coin; Dash]
Synopsis: First part of a three-part book-length story. Ice Cream Soldier tells the tale of how Sgt. Rock, partly paralyzed and stuck in rising tide, lost his nerve but still managed to save Easy Company by shooting a German tank with an anti-tank grenade.
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In Content Item: FlagDC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #7 [Direct] published March 1981
as 4 Faces of Sgt. Rock [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
First Line: For the very best in comics reading
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for G.I. Combat #98 and All American Men of War #95 with thumbnails of each cover.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tommy Tomorrow; Showcase
Character(s): Tommy Tomorrow; Johnny DC (cameo)
First Line: 2nd smash appearance in Showcase!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Showcase #42 with thumbnail of cover.
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207 Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Company
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad with order form for world stamps from Zenith Company.
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Health Myths Debunked!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Character(s): Doctor; Dick
Synopsis: A doctor sets Dick straight on common myths about health practices.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: "Published as a public service in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for national health, welfare and recreation agencies of the U.S."
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Part Two: The Four Faces of Sgt. Rock!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert
Inker(s): Joe Kubert
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sgt. Rock
Character(s): Sgt. Rock; Easy Company [Dash; Flip-Coin; Benjy; Little Sure-Shot]; Fifi; German machine-gunner
Synopsis: Flip-Coin relates the story of how Sgt. Rock supported Dash when Dash raced with grenades to attack a German machine-gin nest.
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Second of a three-part booklength story.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): J. S. Liebowitz (business manager)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: "The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceding [October 1, 1962] was: 180,000. J.S. Liebowitz, Business Manager"
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman Annual
Character(s): Superman; Krypto; Hercules; Jimmy Olsen; Mighty Boy; Mighty Dog; Samson; the first Supergirl; Astounding Man
First Line: Featuring the mightiest super-heroes of all time!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Giant Superman Annual #6, with thumbnail of cover.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman Annual
Character(s): Batman; Robin; Batwoman; Thomas Wayne
First Line: The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Giant Batman Annual #4 with thumbnail of cover.
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Fortitude and Courage... Battle Story of the 104th Infantry Regiment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, war
Synopsis: History of the 104th Infantry regiment from 1662 through World War II.
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Pages: 2
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher ? [as Sgt. Rock]
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert
Inker(s): Joe Kubert
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
Character(s): Sgt. Rock (cameo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers Roger Tilley; George Ford; Paul Wexler; Doug Blakeslee; and Philip Wood with military questions, and answers ostensibly from Sgt. Rock. Editor/writer Robert Kanigher used a similar column earlier in DC war comics, signing his answers RK. Presumably Kanigher is the "Sgt. Rock" ghost writer here.
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Part Three: The Four Faces of Sergeant Rock!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert
Inker(s): Joe Kubert
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sgt. Rock
Character(s): Sergeant Rock; Easy Company [Little Sure-Shot; Bulldozer; Benjy]; Fifi; Sad-Eyes (dog, death)
Synopsis: Little Sure-Shot relates how Rock and resistance fighter Fifi blew up a German tank. Bulldozer relates how he and Rock blew up a German machine-gun nest with help from a sad-eyed dog who then tagged along with Sergeant Rock. Sad-Eyes was killed by a strafing German fighter plane. Rock eventually finds the plane and shoots it down, at last moved to tears.
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Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: Conclusion of a three-part booklength story
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
First Line: Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll Pops with optical-illusion activity.
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100 Toy Soldiers

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad with order coupon for plastic toy soldiers from Josely Co.
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150 Civil War Soldiers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, for 150 plastic Civil War soldiers from Josely Co.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Body Building Club
Character(s): Ben Rebhuhn (photo); John Sill (photo); Wm. Butler (photo); Jim Norman (photo)
First Line: Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad, with order coupon, for American Body Building Club.
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104 Kings' Knights

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad, with order coupon, for toy knights from 104 Kings Knights.

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