Sgt. Rock Special #8 [Newsstand]
(June 1990)

DC, 1988 Series
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Price
2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
070989312586 06
Editing
Mike Gold (credited) (editor); Brian Augustyn (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Eyes of a Blind Gunner (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein (sourced)

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

We formerly credited the letters to Gaspar Saladino.

Eyes of a Blind Gunner (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Robert Kanigher (credited)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (credited) (signed as Joe Kubert)
Inks
Joe Kubert (credited) (signed as Joe Kubert)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where are they, Wild Man?
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kubert signature in panel #3 of page #1.

[Beach Surrender] (Table of Contents: 2)

War Games / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; war; military
Synopsis
A squadron of defeated Japanese soldiers surrenders to a family enjoying the beach.
Reprints

My Life for a Medal (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Chapman
Pencils
Neal Adams (credited)
Inks
Neal Adams (credited)
Colors
Julianna Ferriter (credited)
Letters
Joe Letterese
Editing
Robert Kanigher (credited) (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come back here, Gallager!
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited Our Army at War #186 where this story originally appeared.

Soldier's Luck! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein (credited) (signed as B. Krigstein)
Inks
Bernie Krigstein (credited) (signed as B. Krigstein)
Colors
Julianna Ferriter (credited)
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Haw! Haw! Look at the scarf Willie got!
Genre
war
Synopsis
A scarf from Mom does more than keep a soldier warm in Korea.
Reprints

[Camouflaged Helmet] (Table of Contents: 5)

War Games / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; war; military
Synopsis
A band of Army privates are instructed by their Sergeant First Class to use local foliage to camouflage their helmets. One of the younger privates gets creative and makes a very bright and flowery helmet.
Reprints

White Devil... Yellow Devil (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (credited)
Pencils
Alex Toth (credited) (signed as Alex Toth)
Inks
Alex Toth (credited) (signed as Alex Toth)
Colors
Greg Theakston (credited)
Letters
Alex Toth
Editing
Joe Kubert (credited) (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How did it go today, Toshiro?
Genre
war
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Eyes of a Blind Gunner
    Sgt. Rock
  2. 1. Eyes of a Blind Gunner
    Sgt. Rock
  3. 2. [Beach Surrender]
    War Games
  4. 3. My Life for a Medal
  5. 4. Soldier's Luck!
  6. 5. [Camouflaged Helmet]
    War Games
  7. 6. White Devil... Yellow Devil
This issue was modified by
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Jim Van Dore