(Winter 1964)

DC, 1964 Series
 
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
84
On-sale Date
1964-01-24
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

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of January 23 in ad in Strange Adventures #162.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Rock
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Cover Thumbnail for Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales (DC, 1964 series) #[1]
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Cover gallery

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Letters
?
Characters
Sgt. Rock
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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The D.I. -- and the Sand Fleas! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Rock
Synopsis
A Drill Instructor turns a bunch of raw recruits into real Marines. WWII story
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Indexer Notes

Sgt. Rock prototype.

Silent Fish (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Tom
Synopsis
A Frogman is helped by a shark when he is attacked by a Japanese Sub and Japanese Frogmen. WWII story.
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Out in Front! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Synopsis
A lookout overcomes his fears and makes the right decision under duress.
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Indexer Notes

Script information by Bob Bailey.

DC Gallery of Battle Stars (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war
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Island of Armored Giants! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
The Question Mark Patrol
Synopsis
Six soldiers are dropped onto Mystery Island to investigate strange seismographic readings, there they encounter a lost world of dinosaurs.
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What's the Price of a B-17? (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Synopsis
The crew of a brand new plane speculate as to the cost of the machine. The price, however, is not calculated in dollars and cents.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Our Fighting Forces; Star Spangled War Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Gun Jockey! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Synopsis
A P-38 Pilot, a Submarine Commander and a Combat Infantryman all believe they are nothing more than gun jockeys.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

G. I. Combat; All-American Men of War / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Calling Easy Co.! (Table of Contents: 11)

Sgt. Rock / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Rock; Sid; Mack; Al; Nick
Synopsis
Sgt. Rock sends four men to hold No-Return Hill overnight until Easy Company can move up.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

The Combat-Happy Joes of Easy Co. (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Easy Co.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Ride a Sea-Going Thunderbolt... (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sgt. Rock
  2. 1. Table of Contents
  3. 2. The D.I. -- and the Sand Fleas!
  4. 3. Silent Fish
  5. 4. Out in Front!
  6. 5. DC Gallery of Battle Stars
  7. 6. Island of Armored Giants!
  8. 7. What's the Price of a B-17?
  9. 8. ["For the very best..."]
    Our Fighting Forces; Star Spangled War Stories
  10. 9. Gun Jockey!
  11. 10. ["For the very best..."]
    G. I. Combat; All-American Men of War
  12. 11. Calling Easy Co.!
    Sgt. Rock
  13. 12. ["Sgt. Rock & the combat-happy Joes of Easy Company..."]
  14. 13. ["Be first in your neighborhood..."]
  15. 14. The Combat-Happy Joes of Easy Co.
    Sgt. Rock
  16. 15. Ride a Sea-Going Thunderbolt...
    Capt. Storm
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Bob Bailey
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • J.D. Sebastian
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker
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