Our Army at War, #114

Published: January 1962

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Our Army at War #114

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Issue Contents:
Killer Sergeant!
1 page war
Characters
  • Sgt. Rock
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Honor House Products. Inside front cover.

Killer Sergeant!
Story 2 13 pages war
Storyline

A flashback story about Rock's early days with Easy Company in the North African campaign. After fighter planes destroy a tank accompanying them on a desert patrol, Rock takes Easy to finish the patrol. After finding his compass has been broken by shrapnel, Rock has to find the way back and keep Easy from finding out their shrapnel-riddled canteens are empty,

Characters
  • Sgt. Rock
  • Easy Company [Bulldozer
  • Ice Cream Soldier
  • Zack
  • Archie
  • Nick]

Featuring Our Fighting Forces; Gunner & Sarge

Story 3 0 pages

"The Gunner is a man with a gun..."

Characters
  • Gunner
  • Sarge
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for the Gunner and Sarge feature in Our Fighting Forces.

Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!

Featuring Superman Annual

Story 4 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for Superman Annual #4, with cover depicted. "On sale everywhere Nov. 9th."

Marine Pets!
Story 5 1 page non-fiction; military
Story 6 1 page
The Doomed Crew!
Story 7 6 pages war
Credits
Zoom with Johnny Cloud, the Navajo Ace, Through Blazing Battle Skies!

Featuring All-American Men of War

Story 8 0 pages
Characters
  • Johnny Cloud
Credits
Story Notes

Illustrated promo for Johnny Cloud, Navajo Ace feature in All-American Men of War.

Beware the Beast!
Story 9 1 page non-fiction
Storyline

Brief history of the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion's actions in World War II.

Story Notes

The 814th was redesignated as the 77th Armored Infantry Battalion in 1950.

Another Giant Batman Collection!

Featuring Batman Annual

Story 10 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for Batman Annual #2, with cover depicted. "On sale everywhere Nov. 16th."

Story 11 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Barry Waterson (Cleveland, Ohio), Jonathan Goodwin (Stowe, Pa.), Jerome Wiggins (Bicknell, Ind.), and Matthew Westbrook (Florence, Ala.).

Santa Claus Commando!
Story 12 6 pages war
Storyline

A commando dresses as Father Christmas to deliver some food and toys to French children before embarking on his mission to destroy a Nazi beach control tower. The commando, still dressed in his Santa Claus suit, is pursued by Nazis, but the children sabotage all their efforts to capture him.

Now in a Magazine of His Own!
Story 13 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for Aquaman #1, with cover depicted. "On sale everywhere."

The Secret of the Happy Pig!
Story 14 1 page advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Storyline

Peter tells Mervin that the secret of really being happy is just to be yourself rather than trying to be like everyone else.

Characters
  • Peter Porkchops
  • Mervin Mouse
  • Wolfie
  • Mr. Turtle
Credits
Story Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Appears in DC comics cover-dated January 1962. Originally appeared in DC Comics dated April 1958.

Story 15 1 page
Story 16 1 page
Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 18 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Daisy Manufacturing Company. Back cover.