Our Army at War, #243
Published: March 1972
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War of the Toy Soldiers!
The Insult That Made a Man Out of "Mac"
"Hey! Quit kicking that sand in our faces!"
Characters
- Charles Atlas
- Mac
Story Notes
Inside front cover comics ad for Charles Atlas' "Dynamic-Tension" book.
24 Hour Pass!
"How long can Rock keep standin' up front like that?"
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Russ Heath
- Inks: Russ Heath
- Letters: John Costanza
Aurora Factory Experimentals (1)
"Aurora rolls out a half dozen new A/FX heavies."
Story Notes
Aurora race car advertisement featuring models numbered 1761, 1762, 1763, 1764, 1765, and 1766.
Visit to a Small War!
"This is the battlefied Jim Beechum knows -- the big front -- the big war!"
Characters
- Jim Beechum
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Mort Drucker
- Inks: Mort Drucker
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Write Right Now!
Story Notes
A page of small and classified ads for various products.
Rita, a Truck!
"All bright an' shiny! Yessir! Like some kinda cardboard toy in an ole man's Veterans Day Parade!"
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: John Costanza
Any 14 of These Hit Records for Only $2.86
Story Notes
Ad for a subscription record club.
"266 ways to win yourself a raise in pay"
Hey Fellow! Which Would You Rather Have… Neat Prizes… Or Extra Spending Money?
"Sell Grit "America's greatest family newspaper"."
Story Notes
Ad inviting boys in the continental U.S to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash.
Write Right Now!
Story Notes
A page of small and classified ads for various products.
Last Shot of the Triggerfish!
"That torpedo will hit this enemy sub--only if I stay right on it-- until--!!"
Credits
- Script: Bob Haney
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Dynamite patches featuring Superstar $1.00 for each one.
For Blazing Battle Action!
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
House ad for Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #136.
Communications!
Featuring Sgt. Rock's Battle Stations
"Sgt. Rock here... describin' one of the most important jobs that helps win a war... aside from the actual fightin'! It's called communications!"
Credits
- Script: Sam Glanzman (uncertain)
- Pencils: Sam Glanzman
- Letters: John Costanza
- Inks: Sam Glanzman
Credits
- Script: Joe Kubert
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
Story Notes
Letters from Warren A. Crooker, Dick Glass, Bill Raymond, and Bob Talbott.
Credits
- Script: Bernard Kashdan
Story Notes
Statement of ownership (Date of filing: October 1st, 1971): Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 338,750. Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Single issue nearest to filing date: 365,647. Total paid circulation: Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 183,928. Total paid circulation: Single issue nearest to filing date: 191,391.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (1)
Credits
- Pencils: Russ Heath
- Inks: Russ Heath
Famous Name Prizes or Cash
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds
Characters
- Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos.
Story Notes
Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money. Color ad on back cover.