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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published [March] 1964
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing Bob Kanigher

Cover Details

Characters Sgt. Rock
Genre war
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Reprinted in Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales Replica Edition (DC, 2000 series) #1

1 page Sgt. Rock credits "Table of Contents"

Characters Sgt. Rock
Genre war
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Reprinted in Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales Replica Edition (DC, 2000 series) #1

12 page story "The D.I. -- and the Sand Fleas!"

Characters Sgt. Rock
Synopsis A Drill Instructor turns a bunch of raw recruits into real Marines. WWII story
Genre war
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Notes Sgt. Rock prototype.
Reprinted from G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #56 (January 1958)

12 page story "Silent Fish"

Characters Tom
Synopsis A Frogman is helped by a shark when he is attacked by a Japanese Sub and Japanese Frogmen. WWII story.
Genre war
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Russ Heath
Inks Russ Heath
Reprinted From Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #72 (August 1958)

3 page story "Out in Front!"

Synopsis A lookout overcomes his fears and makes the right decision under duress.
Genre war
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Notes Script: Info by Bob Bailey, 2005-03-19 (Per Sandell ed.)
Reprinted from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #67 (February 1958)

2 page filler "DC Gallery of Battle Stars"

Genre war
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales Replica Edition (DC, 2000 series) #1

11 page story "Island of Armored Giants"

Characters The Question Mark Patrol
Synopsis Six soldiers are dropped onto Mystery Island to investigate strange seismographic readings, there they encounter a lost world of dinosaurs.
Genre war
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Reprinted from Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #90 (April-May 1960)

13 page story "What's the Price of a B-17?"

Synopsis The crew of a brand new plane speculate as to the cost of the machine. The price however,is not calculated in dollars and cents.
Genre war
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Reprinted from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #79 (February 1959)

12 page story "Gun Jockey!"

Synopsis A P-38 Pilot, a Submarine Commander and a Combat Infantryman all believe they are nothing more than gun jockeys.
Genre war
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick
Reprinted from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #82 (May 1959)

12 page Sgt. Rock story "Calling Easy Co.!"

Characters Sgt. Rock; Sid; Mack; Al; Nick
Synopsis Sgt. Rock sends four men to hold No-Return Hill overnight until Easy Company can move up.
Genre war
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Reprinted from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #87 (October 1959)

1 page Easy Co. illustration "The Combat-Happy Joes of Easy Co."

Characters Easy Co.
Genre war
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Reprinted in Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales Replica Edition (DC, 2000 series) #1