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6January 1953
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Our Army at War #6

DC · January 1953 · on sale 1952-11-12

First appearance: John Sill
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Identification plate

Series
Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
January 1953
Key date
1953-01-00
On-sale date
1952-11-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick
2Battle Flag!comic story8script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Bernard Sachs
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
6Killer Sub!comic story4script: Hal Kanter; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Ray Burnley
7-comic story0.5script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen
9Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
10Last Laughcomic story5.67script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Eugene Hughes; inks: Eugene Hughes
12-letters page1letters: typeset
13The Wounded Come Back!text article1letters: typeset
14Now More Than Ever-promo (ad from the publisher)1
15Kid Private!comic story5.67script: David Kahn; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Joe Giella

Plus 5.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Our Army at War #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-2942-9		2011On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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