Our Army at War, #173

Published: November 1966

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Easy's Hardest Battle!

Story Featuring Sgt. Rock

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Easy's Hardest Battle!

Story Featuring Sgt. Rock

"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.

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Cover is a reprint of the splash page. Chapters of 8 and 4.67 pages.

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!"

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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.

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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.

Fustest with the Mostest!
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First line: By 1898 such Tennessee army units as the Chattanooga Rifles ...

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History of the 278th Infantry Regiment.

Story Featuring Cap's Hobby Hints

"That's a nice model you're painting, Billy."

Story Notes

Idea from Dale Kent, Winnipeg, Canada.

Famous Army Firsts
Lost -- A Free Education!

Story Featuring Binky

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Appears in DC comics cover-dated October 1958 and November 1966.

Letter Column Featuring Readers -- Sound Off!

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Letters from Leo H. Linder, Al Knowles, Frank Borawics, Alice T. Graham, Leslie Karuntz, and Andy Moller (Canada).

In-House Column Featuring Direct Currents