Our Army at War
| Our Army at War | |
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 Cover to Our Army at War #1 (August 1952). Pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | War |
| Publication date | August 1952 – February 1977 |
Our Army at War was the title for a comic book published by DC Comics that featured war themed stories and was the first appearance for popular heroes such like Sgt. Rock and Enemy Ace. The series started in August 1952 and ended in February 1977.
[edit] Publication history
Our Army at War ran for 301 issues, before it was renamed Sgt. Rock. The stories were often followed by tag lines such as "Explosive Battle Action." One of the main characters was Sgt. Rock, who appeared in #81 as Sgt. Rocky along with his team, Easy Company, he got his final name only in issue #83. After his debut the title became practically Sgt. Rock's own series. Enemy Ace first appeared in #151 and quickly became very popular. Artist Neal Adams made his DC Comics debut with the story "It's My Turn to Die", written by Howard Liss, in issue #182 (July 1967).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1960s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. "Adams commandeered his first DC work as a penciler/inker with 'It's My Turn to Die' a nine-page back-up tale written by Howard Liss for Our Army at War #182 in July [1967]."
[edit] External links
- Our Army at War at Comic Book DB
- Our Army at War covers at Coverbrowser
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