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159October 1965
$0.12

Our Army at War #159

DC · October 1965 · on sale 1965-08-05

First appearance: The Bride of Frankenstein
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Identification plate

Series
Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#159
Publication date
October 1965
Key date
1965-10-00
On-sale date
1965-08-05
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 The Bride of Frankenstein - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Blind Gun!cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira SchnappSgt. Rock
2The Blind Gun!comic story15.33script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertIce Cream Soldier, Little Sure Shot, Sgt. Rock, Wildman
4Infantry Shields!cartoon0.5
6Are You a Litter-Bug?public service announcement1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10Our Fighting Forces; The Fighting Devil Dogpromo (ad from the publisher)1
11The Silent Piper!comic story8script: Bob Haney; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertSgt. Rock
1280 Page Giant Magazine; Superman and Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
14Boys & Girls.. 10 Issues of Your Favorite Magazines for Only $1.00!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
15-letters page1script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertSgt. Rock (in masthead)

Plus 6.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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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