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178March 1967
$0.12

Our Army at War #178

DC · March 1967 · on sale 1967-01-03

First appearance: Jackie JohnsonFirst appearance: Four-Eyes
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Identification plate

Series
Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#178
Publication date
March 1967
Key date
1967-03-00
On-sale date
1967-01-03
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 Jackie Johnson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Four-Eyes - 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
0Only One Medal for Easy!cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira SchnappBulldozer, Four-Eyes First, Ice Cream Soldier, Little Sure Shot, Sgt. Rock, Wildman, Jackie Johnson First
2Only 1 Medal for Easy!comic story13script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Joe LettereseBulldozer, Ice Cream Soldier, Sgt. Rock, Wildman, Jackie Johnson First, Little Sure Shot
3A Collectors' Item... Double-Page Pin-Up of Robby Reed's Super-Heroes!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ira Schnapp
6For Belly Laffs or Blazing Action...promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bob Oksner, Bob Brown; inks: Bob Oksner, Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page1script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
8My Cockpit Is a Cradlecomic story8.67script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Jack Abel; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Joe Letterese
10-in-house column0.5script: E. Nelson Bridwell
11-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12A New Year's Resolution for You from DCpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp
13Walkie-Talkiecomic story0.5letters: Milt Snapinn
14Countdown on Excellencepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
15For the Most in Thrills...promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Irv Novick, Russ Heath; inks: Irv Novick, Russ Heath; letters: Ira Schnapp
16Clark Kent Interviews Supergirl!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
17-letters page1script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Our Army at War #2611973On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-4012-2771-5		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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