Our Army at War #242 for Sale - First Appearance of Farmer Boy - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series)
Issue: #242
Publication date: February 1972
Key date: 1972-02-00
On-sale date: 1971-12-23
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.50
Pages: 100
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Zack Nolan - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	2	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
1	Table of Contents	table of contents	1	script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
2	Infantry	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
3	The Rock!	comic story	12.67	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
4	Navy	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
5	Death of a PT Boat!	comic story	14.34	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick	Capt. William Storm
6	Line of Departure!	comic story	6	script: Bob Haney; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
7	Air Force	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
8	Broken Ace!	comic story	12.67	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick	Captain Johnny Cloud
9	Marines	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
10	A Tank for Sarge!	comic story	12.67	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti
11	-	letters page	2	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
12	Victory's Emblems	illustration	2
13	Cavalry	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
14	The Wounded Won't Wait!	comic story	14.34	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert	Sgt. Rock, Jeb Stuart
15	The Brave Tank	comic story	5.67	script: Dave Wood; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath
16	Battle Hats!	comic story	4	script: Bob Haney; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
17	Today We Passed Through Panama	comic story	2	script: Sam Glanzman; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman
18	Battle Roster of Easy Co.!	character profile	1	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert	Bulldozer, Farmer Boy First, Ice Cream Soldier, Jackie Johnson, Little Sure Shot, Zack Nolan First

Where to read it

Collection	Year
U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories #[nn] ISBN 978-0-486-80158-2; 0-486-80158-6	2016	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
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Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #241242 of 301#243 ›

Sources

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

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