Our Army at War #158 for Sale - First Appearance of Bulldozer - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series)
Issue: #158
Publication date: September 1965
Key date: 1965-09-00
On-sale date: 1965-07-01
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 Bulldozer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of The Iron Major - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: The Iron Major.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Iron Major -- Rock Sergeant!	cover	1	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp	Sgt. Rock
2	Iron Major -- Rock Sergeant!	comic story	23	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert	Bulldozer First, Ice Cream Soldier, The Iron Major First, Little Sure Shot, Sgt. Rock, Wildman First
6	Nature's Bill of Rights	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff
10	Showcase; Enemy Ace	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
11	The Brave and the Bold	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
12	-	letters page	0.5	letters: typeset
13	10 Issues of Our Army at War for Only $1.00	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
14	80 Page Giant Magazine; Lois Lane	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67

Plus 8.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Sgt. Rock #404	1985	On eBay ›
Sgt. Rock #16	1991	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-2771-5	2010	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Look for tanning at the page edges and transfer stains on the inside covers.
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Series context

‹ #157158 of 301#159 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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