Our Army at War was an American comic book anthology published by DC Comics that featured war-themed stories and featured the first appearances of Sgt. Rock and Enemy Ace. The series was published from August 1952 to February 1977, then was renamed Sgt. Rock in March 1977, continuing the numbering sequence of Our Army at War.
Publication history
Our Army at War was launched in August 1952 as part of a wave of war comics. The stories were often followed by tag lines such as "Explosive Battle Action". One of the main characters was Sgt. Rock, who appeared in #81 as Sgt. Rocky along with his team, Easy Company. The character got his final name in issue #83. Writer Robert Kanigher and artist Joe Kubert introduced Enemy Ace in #151. Artist Neal Adams made his DC Comics debut with the story "It's My Turn to Die", written by Howard Liss, in issue #182." Writer/artist Sam Glanzman began his series of biographical war stories about his service aboard the U.S.S. Stevens in issue #218. Three issues of the series, #242, #269, and #275, were published in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format. The series' title was changed to Sgt. Rock with issue #302. An Our Army at War one-shot was published in November 2010.
Collected editions
Showcase Presents: Our Army at War collects Our Army at War #1-20, 512 pages, December 2010,
America at War includes Our Army at War #67: "Push-Button War" by France Herron and John Severin; #83: "The Rock and the Wall!" by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert; #160: "What's the Color of Your Blood?" by Kanigher and Kubert; #235: "The Glory Boys" by Kanigher and Alex Toth; #233: "Head-Count" by Kanigher and Kubert; and #235: "Kamikaze" by Sam Glanzman, 247 pages, July 1979,
* Volume 1 collects Our Army at War #81-96, 240 pages, May 2002,
* Volume 2 collects Our Army at War #97-110, 216 pages, December 2003,
* Volume 3 collects Our Army at War #111-125, 224 pages, August 2005,
* Volume 4 collects Our Army at War #126-137 and Showcase #45, 248 pages, October 2012,
Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock
* Volume 1 collects Our Army at War #81-117, 544 pages, November 2007,
* Volume 2 collects Our Army at War #118-148, 544 pages, November 2008,
* Volume 3 collects Our Army at War #149-180, 512 pages, August 2010,
* Volume 4 collects Our Army at War #181-216, 520 pages, February 2013,
DC Universe Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 1 includes Our Army at War #182: "It's My Turn to Die" and Our Army at War #183: "Invisible Sniper" both by Howard Liss and Neal Adams; Our Army at War #186: "My Life for a Medal" by Hank Chapman and Adams; and Our Army at War #240: "Another Time Another Place" by Bob Haney and Adams, 192 pages, January 2009,
U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories includes "U.S.S. Stevens" stories from Our Army at War #218, 220, 222–223, 225, 227, 230–232, 235, 238, 240–242, 244–245, 247–248, 256–259, 261–262, 265–267, 269, 275, 281–282, 284, 293, 298, 424 pages, July 2016,
