Our Army at War, #173
Published: November 1966
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Easy's Hardest Battle!
Easy's Hardest Battle!
"C'mon, Easy!"
Storyline
While Easy is waiting on an enemy attack, Rock recalls Easy's first action in a battle against tanks in the desert.
Characters
- Sgt. Rock
- Sid
- Vic Lester
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
Story Notes
Cover is a reprint of the splash page. Chapters of 8 and 4.67 pages.
Lost -- A Free Education!
Characters
- Binky Biggs
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bob Oksner
- Inks: Bob Oksner
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Appears in DC comics cover-dated October 1958 and November 1966.
Famous Army Firsts
Characters
- Sgt. Rock (cameo)
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
Story Notes
Letters from Leo H. Linder, Al Knowles, Frank Borawics, Alice T. Graham, Leslie Karuntz, and Andy Moller (Canada).
"That's a nice model you're painting, Billy."
Credits
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Idea from Dale Kent, Winnipeg, Canada.
Fustest with the Mostest!
Storyline
First line: By 1898 such Tennessee army units as the Chattanooga Rifles ...
Story Notes
History of the 278th Infantry Regiment.
Fight to the Finish!
"Two men face each other in World War 1, across a battle-field where there can't be a no-decision verdict!"
Storyline
In World War I, an American soldier fails to prevent a German soldier from returning from a scouting mission and the American's tank platoon is destroyed. In World War II, the soldiers' sons square off in the same cemetery with the roles reversed.
Credits
- Script: Howard Liss
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Inks: Gene Colan
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.