(December 1968)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly (semi-monthly, Feb.)
On-sale Date
1968-10-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Joe Kubert (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

200th Anniversary Issue! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Rock; Troubadour
Reprints

The Troubadour (Ode to Sgt. Rock of Easy Co.) (Table of Contents: 1)

Sgt. Rock / comic story / 11.17 pages (report information)

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

Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Rock; Troubadour; Easy Company
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 5.67 and 5.5 pages.

Special Battle Pin-Up! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Rock; Easy Company
Reprints

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

Take Ten / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Sgt. Rock

Indexer Notes

Text with illustrated title header. Letters or comments from: Graham Whincup, John Sinclair, Tom Retch, Larry Forrest, Dugie MacDonald, Peter Volkens, S.L., Evans Gleaton, Robert De Foy, Pat McTaggert, Fred Schuman.

G.I. Bulletin Board (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Costanza
Pencils
John Costanza
Inks
John Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Keywords
army

Indexer Notes

4 single-panel gags.

A Hot Number; Two Halves Make One Whole; Tight Squeeze; Like a Duck Takes to Water (Table of Contents: 5)

Battle Album / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; war; military
Reprints

#1 Tarantula (Table of Contents: 6)

Fact File / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tarantula

Indexer Notes

Text article with illustrations on the Tarantula's appearances in Star-Spangled Comics #1 (October 1941) - #19 (April 1943).

The Ace and the Joker (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
George Evans (signed)
Inks
George Evans (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Credits for script confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who purchased this story while he was editor of this series.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. 200th Anniversary Issue!
    Sgt. Rock
  2. 1. The Troubadour (Ode to Sgt. Rock of Easy Co.)
    Sgt. Rock
  3. 2. Special Battle Pin-Up!
    Sgt. Rock
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Take Ten
  5. 4. G.I. Bulletin Board
  6. 5. A Hot Number; Two Halves Make One Whole; Tight Squeeze; Like a Duck Takes to Water
    Battle Album
  7. 6. #1 Tarantula
    Fact File
  8. 7. The Ace and the Joker
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jack Seabrook
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore