(October 1963)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1963-08-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Robert Kanigher (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Battlefield Double! (Table of Contents)

Sgt. Rock / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
war
Reprints

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Battlefield Double! (Table of Contents: 2)

Sgt. Rock / comic story / 14.34 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Rock; Easy Company [Ice Cream Soldier; Bulldozer; Wild Man; Zack; Sunny; Junior; Canary; Tin Soldier]
Synopsis
Rock becomes obsessed with the idea that somewhere out there is his exact double. After mistaking several Army soldiers for his double, Rock finds him--on the German side!
Reprints
Keywords
bangalore; beach; bicycle; dog tags; fighter plane; Germans; hand grenade; hedgerows; machine guns; parachute; shaving; tanks; World War II

Indexer Notes

Parts of 6.67 pages and 7.67 pages.

Try a Tongue Teaser! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Play It Safe! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Warden Hodge; Jack
Synopsis
A true story from the records of the Minnesota Warden Service, involving a warden in an airplane rescuing careless campers.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Sequence comes between parts one and two of "Battlefield Double."

Your Eyes May Play Tricks... But Not Your Taste! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

102 Ships of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (as Sgt. Rock)
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Sgt. Rock (in masthead)

Indexer Notes

Military questions from readers David Blaine (Chicago, Ill.), Gary Woodling (Syracuse, N.Y.), Joseph Brunetti, (Lodi, N.J.), Ronald Overton (Detroit, Mich.), and Peter Standish (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Invasion Jitters! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Chapman
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Danny; Rick
Synopsis
A huge Japanese coastal gun will prevent Allied forces from invading an Pacific island. Two brothers, one a commander of a submarine and the other a frogman, try to put the gun out of commission.
Keywords
artillery; depth charge; flare; frogman; Japanese; lifeboat; mine; Morse code; Pacific; plastic explosive; seaplane; submarine; timebomb; World War II

For Party Fun! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Battlefield Double!
    Sgt. Rock
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. Battlefield Double!
    Sgt. Rock
  4. 3. Try a Tongue Teaser!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance..."]
  6. 5. Play It Safe!
  7. 6. Your Eyes May Play Tricks... But Not Your Taste!
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    104 Cars
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    102 Ships of All Nations
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
  13. 12. Invasion Jitters!
  14. 13. For Party Fun!
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Roman War Soldiers
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    147 Famous Automobiles
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Mark Gordon
  • Paul Green
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore