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81April 1959
$0.10

Our Army at War #81

DC · April 1959 · on sale 1959-02-03

First appearance: Sgt. Rock
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Identification plate

Series
Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
April 1959
Key date
1959-04-00
On-sale date
1959-02-03
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sgt. Rock - 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
0The Rock of Easy Co.!cover1pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti
2The Rock of Easy Co.!comic story6script: Bob Haney; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike EspositoSgt. Rock First
3The Brave and the Boldpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
5Fighting Footstepscomic story5.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath
7What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
8The Liberators! Battle Story of the 14th Armored Division...comic story2
9Umbrella Pilot!comic story5.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
11-letters page1letters: typeset
12No Pocket for Easycomic story5.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Our Army at War #1971968On eBay ›
Our Army at War #2801975On eBay ›
Sgt. Rock Special #51989On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: Our Army at War No. 81 #[nn]2000On eBay ›
The Sgt. Rock Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-841-1		2002On eBay ›
World's Best Comics: Silver Age Sampler #[nn]2004On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1713-6		2008On eBay ›
Our Army at War 81 (Facsimile Edition) #[nn]2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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