Issue | #18 |
Published | Fall 1979 |
Frequency | four times a year |
Cover Price | 0.95 USD |
Pages | 100 |
Editing | Paul Levitz |
Genre | war |
Pencils | Joe Kubert (signed) |
Inks | Joe Kubert (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Includes logo from front cover. |
Characters | Sgt. Rock; Bulldozer; Major Otto Von Strupp; Ice Cream Soldier; Wild Man; Sunny; Bates; Clack-Clack; Bean Pole; Curly; German soldiers |
Synopsis | During some running skirmishes with Major Von Strupp's troops, Sgt. Rock receives a head injury that allows the Germans to brainwash him into thinking the Germans are Easy Company. This temporarily confuses Easy Company, but they hit Sgt. Rock in such a way that he comes to and helps capture Major Von Strupp. |
Genre | war |
Script | Robert Kanigher |
Pencils | Joe Kubert |
Inks | Joe Kubert |
Reprinted | from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #124 (November 1962) |
Synopsis | Illustrated definitions of "pontoon" and "barrage." |
Genre | war |
Pencils | Ross Andru ? |
Inks | Mike Esposito ? |
Notes | Appears at bottom of page 8 of story sequence 1. |
Characters | Santa Claus Patrol |
Synopsis | A scout for the patrol tries to leave markers of enemy activity on a snow-covered mountain, but nature keeps erasing them. |
Genre | war |
Script | Bob Haney |
Pencils | Russ Heath |
Inks | Russ Heath |
Reprinted | From Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #76 (November 1958) |
Synopsis | A pilot flys his Flying Fortress so low that he is able to escape all attacking planes and successfully bomb a sub pen while sneaking in from sea level. |
Genre | war |
Script | France Herron [as Eddie Herron] |
Pencils | John Severin |
Inks | John Severin |
Reprinted | from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #69 (April 1958) |
Characters | Captain Towers; Herbie Lang; Cecile L'Oiseau (ghost); Gaston; United States soldiers; German soldiers |
Synopsis | Two airmen are flying in a damaged plane and the captain dumps the sergeant into a haunted chateau and crash lands himself. When they meet again years later, the sergeant reveals what happened when he met the ghost of the chateau. |
Genre | war; occult |
Script | Sheldon Mayer |
Pencils | Alex Toth |
Inks | Alex Toth |
Reprinted | from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #10 (January 1973) |
Synopsis | Account of P.T. 105 chasing a Japanese battle cruiser, and ending in both ships being sunk. |
Genre | war |
Script | Bob Haney |
Pencils | Jack Abel |
Inks | Jack Abel |
Reprinted | from Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #40 (November 1958) |
Synopsis | Description of mine detecting aparatus known as an "octopus." |
Genre | war |
Characters | Harry J. Adams |
Synopsis | Account of Harry J. Adams' performing the largest one-man capture during WWI. |
Genre | war |
Script | Morris Waldinger |
Pencils | Morris Waldinger |
Inks | Morris Waldinger |
Letters | Morris Waldinger |
Reprinted | from ? |
Synopsis | Information on four historical tank designs. |
Genre | war |
Script | Sam Glanzman |
Pencils | Sam Glanzman |
Inks | Sam Glanzman |
Reprinted | from G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #151 (December 1971-January 1972) |
Characters | Hans Von Hammer [Enemy Ace] |
Synopsis | Von Hammer is injured in France and must walk back to Germany. He receives unwitting help from relatives of his victims on the way. |
Genre | war |
Script | Robert Kanigher |
Pencils | Joe Kubert (signed) |
Inks | Joe Kubert (signed) |
Reprinted | from Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #150 (April-May 1970) |
Characters | Little General; Mr. Flegenheimer |
Synopsis | The Little General and his friends feign starvation in front of the ice cream parlor to convince Mr. Flegenheimer to give them 2 scoops of ice cream in their sodas. |
Genre | humor |
Notes | Appears at bottom of page 6 of story sequence 11. |
Synopsis | A new soldier on desert patrol has difficulty telling what is real and what is a mirage. |
Genre | war |
Script | Bob Haney |
Pencils | Mort Drucker |
Inks | Mort Drucker |
Reprinted | from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #79 (February 1959) |
Synopsis | A tank delivery crew runs into so much enemy fire that they deliver a badly damaged tank. |
Genre | war |
Script | Bob Haney |
Pencils | Russ Heath |
Inks | Russ Heath |
Reprinted | from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #63 (October 1957) |
Genre | war |
Pencils | Sam Glanzman (signed) |
Inks | Sam Glanzman (signed) |
Notes | Cut-outs to create dioramas of a beach attack and Iwo Jima scenes, with info about Iwo Jima. |
Characters | Frogman Brannigan |
Synopsis | Brannigan manages to destroy a Japanese airplane, combat craft, and sub while underwater, and retrieve the destroyed sub's propeller for use as a repair part for his own sub. |
Genre | war |
Script | Hank Chapman |
Pencils | Ross Andru |
Inks | Mike Esposito |
Reprinted | from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #102 (January 1961) |
Synopsis | Editorial about the DC war stories being anti-war, using examples of Sgt. Rock, Hans Von Hammer, and The Unknown Soldier. |
Genre | war |
Script | Mike W. Barr |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | The Unknown Soldier; Harry (dies); Anton Vladchek (dies); Josef Vladchek (dies) |
Synopsis | Flashback of the origin, training and first mission of the Unknown Soldier. |
Script | Archie Goodwin |
Pencils | Jack Sparling |
Inks | Jack Sparling |
Editing | Archie Goodwin |
Notes | Splash page includes black-and-white photos. Special thanks listed for Joe Kubert, but not stated what it is for. |
Reprinted | from Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #171 (July 1973) |