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Issue Details

Issue #209
Published August 1969
Frequency monthly (semi-monthly Feb.)
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Kubert

Cover Details

Genre War
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)

12 page Sgt Rock story "I'm Still Alive!"

Characters Sgt. Rock; Tiny Tim; Bull-dozer; Little Sure Shot; Charlie (death); Nick (death); Mike (death)
Synopsis Tiny Tim joins up with Easy Company with a heavy heart. Everyone but him in his last squad had died and he was convinced that he was a jinx. When two airplanes strafe Easy Company he draws them to him by running out in the open while Easy Company shoots them down. Tiny Tim lives when only his helmet is shot.
Genre War
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Joe Kubert; Russ Heath
Inks Joe Kubert; Russ Heath

2 page Battle Album story "Dive-Bombers of Midway"

Genre War
Pencils Ken Barr
Inks Ken Barr
Notes Two-page pin-up spread of the Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless and the Aichi 99 Val.
Reprinted in Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #137 (May-June 1972)

1 page letters page "Take Ten"

Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Notes Letters from Cpl. Bryon Dunlap, Mike Cutts, Greg Saxton, Roy Smith and Steve Hobbs.

6 page story "Fill A Dead Man's Boots"

Characters Sgt. Mal Walker; Joey; Charlie Smith; General Jackson
Synopsis When Sgt. Mal Walker's commander is killed he takes his boots to wear. Soon after Sgt. Walker is picked to lead his company. He says the shoes (both literal and figurative) are too big for him to fill, but he finds with time that they fit him just fine. He is promoted to Lieutenant and says that he is just trying to fill the boots of a good man.
Script Howard Liss
Pencils Fred Ray
Inks Fred Ray

Half page Navy Talk story "Navy life's great!

Genre War; Humor
Pencils John Costanza
Inks John Costanza

Half page Navy Talk story "Ho-Hum... Not Much to do..."

Genre War; Humor
Pencils John Costanza
Inks John Costanza

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Promos"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Ilona; Miss Gzptlxnz; Lucy Lane; Elsie; Scooter; Cookie; Cain; Able
Pencils Curt Swan; Henry Scarpelli; Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams; Henry Scarpelli; Neal Adams
Notes Full page ad for Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #122, full page ad for Giant Scooter Summer Fun (Swing With Scooter) #20 and half-page ad for The House of Secrets #81.