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90January 1960
$0.10

Our Army at War #90

DC · January 1960 · on sale 1959-11-03

Origin: Sgt. Rock
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Identification plate

Series
Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#90
Publication date
January 1960
Key date
1960-01-00
On-sale date
1959-11-03
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

Origin story on record for: Sgt. Rock.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Three Stripes Hill!cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSgt. Rock
23 Stripes Hill!comic story13script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertSgt. Rock Origin
4The Best Present of All!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappAllergy Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs
5-cartoon1
6A Jet Called Ace!comic story6script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry GrandenettiLt. Farr
7Salt-Water Stripes, Tin Schoolcartoon0.5
9-letters page1script: Robert Kanigher
10Rearguard!comic story5.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Bob Forgione; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Gaspar Saladino
11Star Spangled War Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Our Army at War #1861967On eBay ›
The Sgt. Rock Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-841-1		2002On eBay ›
Sgt. Rock's Combat Tales #1
ISBN 1-4012-0794-4		2005On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1713-6		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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