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Issue Details

Issue #84
Published July 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Bob Kanigher
Notes Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics, erroneously credits this cover to Jerry Grandenetti (2 February 2008).

Cover Details - "Laughter on Snakehead Hill!"

Genre war
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Notes Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics, erroneously credits this cover to Jerry Grandenetti (2 February 2008).
Reprinted in Sgt. Rock Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Be Sure of Your Facts!"

Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes On inside front cover.

12 page Sgt. Rock story "Laughter on Snakehead Hill!"

Characters Sgt. Rock; Easy Company
Synopsis Sgt. Rock and Easy Company take Snakehead Hill despite having to face everything the German army can throw at them.
Genre War
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick
Notes Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (2 February 2008).
Reprinted in Sgt. Rock's Combat Tales (DC, 2005 series) #1; in Sgt. Rock Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll ad"

2 page filler "Lucky Seventh - Battle Story of the 7th Armored Division"

5 page story "Flameout"

Synopsis After watching his kid brother get shot down, the mission took on a new meaning: he'd take out the tank transport train for brother Joe.
Script Hank Chapman
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Notes Pencils credit from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (2 February 2008).

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Pops ad"

1 page Combat Corner letters page

Letters typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Star Spangled War Stories #82"

Half page filler "Gas Attack"

Half page advertisement "Palisades Park ad"

Characters Superman

5 page story "Cleared to Combat"

Synopsis Advance troops had gone in and posted signs to let them know certain areas had been cleared of mines, booby traps, etc., but some things crop up that have to be cleared along the way.
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Bob Forgione
Inks Jack Abel
Notes Inks credit from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (2 February 2008).

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Fudge ad"