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151February 1965
$0.12

Our Army at War #151

DC · February 1965 · on sale 1964-12-03

First appearance: Little Sure ShotFirst appearance: Ice Cream SoldierFirst appearance: Hans von Hammer
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Identification plate

Series
Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#151
Publication date
February 1965
Key date
1965-02-00
On-sale date
1964-12-03
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Little Sure Shot - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ice Cream Soldier - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hans von Hammer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Enemy Ace - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Canary - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0War Party!cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira SchnappSgt. Rock
1Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superboy
2War Party!comic story10script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertCanary First, Ice Cream Soldier First, Little Sure Shot First, Sgt. Rock
5Enemy Acecomic story14.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertEnemy Ace First, Hans von Hammer First
6Showcase; G.I. Joepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
8Infantry Shields!cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi
980 Page Giant Magazinepromo (ad from the publisher)1
10-letters page1letters: typeset
11Make It a Happy Holiday -- With the Best in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
80 Page Giant Magazine #71965On eBay ›
Star Spangled War Stories #1581971On eBay ›
DC Special #261977On eBay ›
Enemy Ace Special #11990On eBay ›
Sgt. Rock #151991On eBay ›
Enemy Ace Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-896-9		2002On eBay ›
The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes #[nn]
ISBN 1-58834-183-6		2004On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Enemy Ace #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1721-1		2008On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-2771-5		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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