Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #166

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1966-02-01

Editing: Robert Kanigher (credited) (editor)

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The Order Was Written in Blood!

(Table of Contents)

Sgt. Rock / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert [short k])
Inks:	Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert [short k])
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:war

Keywords:machine guns; United States Army; Wehrmacht; World War II

Characters:

Sgt. Rock

Reprints (1)

in Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([September] 2010)

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly; (semi-monthly, Feb.)
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: Printed in U.S.A.

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Watch Superman on Television!

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The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 1 page

Half a Sergeant!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Sgt. Rock / comic story / 14.67 pages

Script:	Robert Kanigher (sourced)
Pencils:	Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert [short k]) (sourced)
Inks:	Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert [short k]) (sourced)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:war

Feature Logo:Sgt. Rock of Easy Co.
Keywords:Nazis; World War II

Characters:

Sergeant Frank Rock; Easy Company [Bulldozer; Ice Cream Soldier; Wild Man; Jackie Johnson; Canary; Little Sure Shot; Sunny]

Synopsis:: Rock suffers a major crisis of confidence, becoming paralyzed by seeing all the terrible possibilities that could happen if he makes a wrong decision in combat.; in Brûlant (Arédit-Artima, 1967 series) #15 (octobre 1970) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
in Sgt. Rock (DC, 1991 series) #18 (November 1991)
in Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([September] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts: Part One (5.67 pp.) & Part Two (9 pp.).

Dynamite! Choice!

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 4)

First in War! / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Morris Waldinger ?
Inks:	Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors:	?
Letters:	Milt Snapinn

Genre:non-fiction; war

First Line of Dialogue or Text:September 8, 1756--
Keywords:6th Field Artillery; Holland; Lake George N. Y.; Operation Market; V-2; World War I; World War II

Synopsis:: Four firsts: September 8, 1756, first battle on what is now American soil; October 23, 1917, first American artillery shot in World War I; September 17-26, 1941, First Allied Airborne Army carried out its first World War II mission; and November 7, 1944, launching of the first V-2 robot bomb on London.; from All-American Men of War (DC, 1952 series) #53 (January 1958)

What's Your B. Q? (Brotherhood Quotient)

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Bernard Baily
Inks:	Bernard Baily
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:non-fiction; advocacy

Indexer Notes

Quiz promoting Brotherhood Week (February 20-26, 1966).
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1959.

Grandpa Munster "Digs" the Drag-U-La!

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AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Who Are the Real Kings of Super-Speed?

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The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 9)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre:non-fiction
Job Number:6378

Feature Logo:Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line of Dialogue or Text:I notice your car never leaves the slot track.

Synopsis:: Tips for slot-car racing.

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 10)

Readers -- Sound Off! / letters page / 1 page

Script:	Robert Kanigher (signed as R. K.)
Pencils:	Joe Kubert (illustration)
Inks:	Joe Kubert (illustration)
Colors:	? (illustration)
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Vincent Escadero (Atlantic City, N.J.), Robert Roberts Castden (San Francisco, Calif.), (Miss) Randy Soronazi (Philadelphia, Pa.), and Ernest Jelkins (Peoria, Ill.). Letters include comments on Capt. Storm, G.I. Robot, and characters from Star-Spangled War Stories, in addition to Sgt. Rock.

The Joker Is Death!

(Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8.67 pages

Script:	Howard Liss (sourced)
Pencils:	Jack Abel (sourced)
Inks:	Jack Abel (sourced)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:war

Keywords:jinxes; Nazis; superstitions; World War II

Synopsis:: Corporal Jordan believes himself to be a jinx as the casualties in his unit keep mounting up. But when he's captured by the Germans, his jinx turns to the Allies' advantage as his captors are wiped out in an air raid.

Destination Cool!

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Balloon Buster; Dial H for Hero; Teen Titans; Ultra the Multi-Alien / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

238 Magic Tricks

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238 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page

100 Individual Magnets All Brand New!

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100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page

Bullets Bounce off Him!

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Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

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Adventures in the G.I. Joe Club with Andy & George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

The Order Was Written in Blood! (Table of Contents)

Sgt. Rock / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Watch Superman on Television! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 1 page

Half a Sergeant! (Table of Contents: 2)

Sgt. Rock / comic story / 14.67 pages

Indexer Notes

Dynamite! Choice! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

First in War! / comic story / 1 page

What's Your B. Q*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Grandpa Munster "Digs" the Drag-U-La! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Who Are the Real Kings of Super-Speed? (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page

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

Readers -- Sound Off! / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

The Joker Is Death! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8.67 pages

Destination Cool! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Balloon Buster; Dial H for Hero; Teen Titans; Ultra the Multi-Alien / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

238 Magic Tricks (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

238 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page

100 Individual Magnets All Brand New! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page

Bullets Bounce off Him! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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

Adventures in the G.I. Joe Club with Andy & George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Order Was Written in Blood!

(Table of Contents)

Watch Superman on Television!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Half a Sergeant!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Dynamite! Choice!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 4)

What's Your B. Q? (Brotherhood Quotient)

(Table of Contents: 5)

Grandpa Munster "Digs" the Drag-U-La!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Who Are the Real Kings of Super-Speed?

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 9)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 10)

The Joker Is Death!

(Table of Contents: 11)

Destination Cool!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

238 Magic Tricks

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

100 Individual Magnets All Brand New!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Bullets Bounce off Him!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)