Our Fighting Forces Giant #1 [Mass Market Edition]
(2020)

DC, 2020 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
4.99 USD
Pages
100
On-sale Date
2020-04-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941366340
Editing
Scott Nybakken (credited) (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; matte paper interiors
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
one-shot reprint

Issue Notes

This one-shot was available first as a Mass Market Edition, available through Walmart and other retailers, and was followed by a later Direct Market Edition through Diamond. The Direct Market Edition was available several weeks after the Mass Market Edition.

The Mass Market Edition features a reprint cover, the Direct Market Edition features new cover art.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Unknown Soldier / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert (credited) (signed as Joe Kubert); various (insets)
Inks
Joe Kubert (credited) (signed as Joe Kubert); various (insets)
Colors
Brad Anderson (credited) (signed as ANDERSON); various (insets)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
K-366
Genre
war
Characters
The Unknown Soldier (inset); Batwoman [Kate Kane] (inset); U.S. Army Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta (inset); President Barack Obama (inset)
Reprints

Our Fighting Forces (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (story descriptions)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

House Call (Table of Contents: 2)

Unknown Soldier / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Christopher Priest (credited as Priest)
Pencils
Chris Mooneyham (credited as Christopher Mooneyham)
Inks
Chris Mooneyham (credited as Christopher Mooneyham)
Colors
Ivan Plascencia (credited)
Letters
Willie Schubert (credited)
Editing
Liz Erickson (credited) (assistant editor); Katie Kubert (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You gotta be kidding me...
Feature Logo
Unknown Soldier
Genre
war
Characters
The Unknown Soldier; Jemond; Ms. Hathaway; Michael Black; Delores White; Miguel Verde; Michael Brown
Synopsis
A reporter attached to a military unit tries to determine which memeber of the unit has been replaced by the Unknown Soldier.

Indexer Notes

Story is set in the present. It is inferred that this Unknown Soldier is the same one who was active in World War II and is somehow immortal, but the possibility was also raised that this Soldier is the latest in a long line of Unknown Soldiers.

Honor Code (Table of Contents: 3)

Batwoman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Mirko Colak (credited)
Inks
Mirko Colak (credited)
Colors
John Kalisz (credited)
Letters
Travis Lanham (credited)
Editing
Liz Erickson (credited) (assistant editor); Katie Kubert (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.
Genre
war; superhero
Characters
Kate Kane; Justo; Bellomo; Corporal Mataxis; Klingensmith; Akbar
Synopsis
West Point Cadet Kate Kane is tapped to join a mission to capture a terrorist leader.
Keywords
West Point

Indexer Notes

Story takes place during Kate's West Point days, before she became Batwoman.

Medal of Honor (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Brad Meltzer (credited) (comic adaptation); Sal Giunta (credited) (story, credited)
Pencils
Jim Lee (credited)
Inks
Scott Williams (credited)
Colors
Alex Sinclair (credited)
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos (credited)
Editing
Liz Erickson (credited) (assistant editor); Katie Kubert (credited) (editor); Marie Javins (credited) (executive editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Early in his career...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; U.S. Army Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta; President Barack Obama
Synopsis
A Batman story that parallels the heroic actions of a real-life Medal of Honor recipient.
Keywords
Afghanistan; Medal of Honor

Indexer Notes

For Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, Sgt. Joshua Brennan, Spc. Hugo Mendoza, and all our real heroes. In partnership with the National Medal of Honor Museum.

Based on a real life story, most of the dialogue was adapted from President Barack Obama's November 16th 2010 speech as he presented the Medal of Honor to then-Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta, United States Army, for his bravery and valor in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2007.

Frozen (Table of Contents: 5)

Skull & 'Bots / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
B. Clay Moore (credited)
Pencils
Paul McCaffrey (credited)
Inks
Paul McCaffrey (credited)
Colors
Paul McCaffrey (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)
Editing
Kate Stewart (credited) (assistant editor); Joey Cavalieri (credited) (editor)

Feature Logo
Skull & 'Bots
Genre
war; science fiction
Reprints

Knife Fight! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Kindt (credited)
Pencils
Patrick Scherberger (credited)
Inks
Dan Green (credited)
Colors
Thomas Chu (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre
war
Reprints

A Last, Full Measure (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Arcudi (credited)
Pencils
Richard Corben (credited)
Inks
Richard Corben (credited)
Colors
José Villarrubia (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
Keywords
Gettysburg

Remembering the Leopard (Table of Contents: 8)

George Saint, S.A.S. / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson (credited)
Pencils
Phil Winslade (credited)
Inks
Phil Winslade (credited)
Colors
Phil Winslade (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)
Editing
Kate Stewart (credited) (assistant editor); Joey Cavalieri (credited) (editor)

Feature Logo
George Saint, S.A.S.
Genre
war
Characters
George Saint; The Leopard
Reprints

Survival Mode (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
J. T. Krul (credited)
Pencils
Scott Kolins (credited)
Inks
Scott Kolins (credited)
Colors
Michael Atiyeh (credited as Mike Atiyeh)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre
war
Characters
Derek Fishman; Cooper; Gonzalez; Randy Evans; P.J.
Reprints

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Publisher credits and indicia.
Inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Unknown Soldier
  2. 1. Our Fighting Forces
  3. 2. House Call
    Unknown Soldier
  4. 3. Honor Code
    Batwoman
  5. 4. Medal of Honor
    Batman
  6. 5. Frozen
    Skull & 'Bots
  7. 6. Knife Fight!
  8. 7. A Last, Full Measure
  9. 8. Remembering the Leopard
    George Saint, S.A.S.
  10. 9. Survival Mode
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
  • James Frail
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Stangas