(December 1961)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1961-10-03
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
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age U.S.; then standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched (squarebound #242, 269, 275, 280)
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. Copy with October 3 arrival date reported.

Eyes for a Blind Gunner! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war
Characters
Jackie Johnson; Wild Man
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Cover Thumbnail for Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #113
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Test Your Talent! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Eyes of a Blind Gunner (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war
Characters
Wild Man (first appearance); Jackie Johnson (first appearance)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Jackie Johnson is the first African-American soldier in Easy Company.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

People Are People! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

World War II Marine Nicknames! (Table of Contents: 6)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; war

Target of the Black Ace! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Army Insignia! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To symbolize its service as an army of occupation...
Genre
non-fiction; war

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

Zenith Company / 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
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Big Bazookaman! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Chapman
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. These records also list title as "Mr. Bazookaman."

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

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Eyes for a Blind Gunner!
    Sgt. Rock
  2. 1. Test Your Talent!
    Art Instruction Schools
  3. 2. Eyes of a Blind Gunner
    Sgt. Rock
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. People Are People!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Superboy
  7. 6. World War II Marine Nicknames!
  8. 7. Target of the Black Ace!
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  10. 9. ["To symbolize its service as an army of occupation..."]
    Army Insignia!
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Company
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
  13. 12. Big Bazookaman!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Norton Products
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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