DC Special Series #18 Sgt Rock's Prize Battle Tales (DC, 1979) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. Joe Kubert cover. Diges...

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Publisher: DC, 1979

About DC Special Series #18

"Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales".

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COVER DETAILS

Pencils: Joe Kubert (signed)

Inks: Joe Kubert (signed)

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

STORY DETAILS

(16 Stories)

Title: Target -- Sgt. Rock!

Characters: Sgt. Rock; Bulldozer; Major Otto Von Strupp; Ice Cream Soldier; Wild Man; Sunny; Bates; Clack-Clack; Bean Pole; Curly; German soldiers

Synopsis: During some running skirmishes with Major Von Strupp's troops, Sgt. Rock receives a head injury that allows the Germans to brainwash him into thinking the Germans are Easy Company. This temporarily confuses Easy Company, but they hit Sgt. Rock in such a way that he comes to and helps capture Major Von Strupp.

Pages: 17.340

Script: Robert Kanigher

Pencils: Joe Kubert

Inks: Joe Kubert

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Notes: Story in two parts of 7.67 and 9.67 pages.

Title: The Big Marker!

Characters: Santa Claus Patrol

Synopsis: A scout for the patrol tries to leave markers of enemy activity on a snow-covered mountain, but nature keeps erasing them.

Pages: 5.670

Script: Bob Haney

Pencils: Russ Heath

Inks: Russ Heath

Title: Broomstick Pilot!

Synopsis: A pilot flys his Flying Fortress so low that he is able to escape all attacking planes and successfully bomb a sub pen while sneaking in from sea level.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Ed Herron [as Eddie Herron]

Pencils: John Severin

Inks: John Severin

Title: Who Is Haunting the Haunted Chateau?

Characters: Captain Towers; Herbie Lang; Cecile L'Oiseau (ghost); Gaston; United States soldiers; German soldiers

Synopsis: Two airmen are flying in a damaged plane and the captain dumps the sergeant into a haunted chateau and crash lands himself. When they meet again years later, the sergeant reveals what happened when he met the ghost of the chateau.

Pages: 10.000

Script: Sheldon Mayer

Pencils: Alex Toth

Inks: Alex Toth

Letters: Alex Toth

Title: War Bluff!

Characters: Sgt. Harry J. Adams

Synopsis: Account of Harry J. Adams' performing the largest one-man capture during WWI.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Morris Waldinger

Pencils: Morris Waldinger

Inks: Morris Waldinger

Letters: Morris Waldinger

Title: 3 Graves to Home!

Characters: Hans Von Hammer [Enemy Ace]

Synopsis: Von Hammer is injured in France and must walk back to Germany. He receives unwitting help from relatives of his victims on the way.

Pages: 13.340

Script: Joe Kubert

Pencils: Joe Kubert (signed)

Inks: Joe Kubert (signed)

Notes: Pages 6 and 14 are 2/3-pages.

Characters: Little General; Mr. Flegenheimer

Synopsis: The Little General and his friends feign starvation in front of the ice cream parlor to convince Mr. Flegenheimer to give them 2 scoops of ice cream in their sodas.

Pages: 0.330

Script: Irwin Hasen

Pencils: Irwin Hasen

Inks: Irwin Hasen

Notes: Appears at bottom of page 6 of the Enemy Ace story.

Title: Frogman Fury!

Characters: Frogman Brannigan

Synopsis: Brannigan manages to destroy a Japanese airplane, combat craft, and sub while underwater, and retrieve the destroyed sub's propeller for use as a repair part for his own sub.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Hank Chapman

Pencils: Ross Andru

Inks: Mike Esposito

Title: Appointment in Prague

Characters: The Unknown Soldier; Harry (dies); Anton Vladchek (dies); Josef Vladchek (dies)

Synopsis: Flashback of the origin, training and first mission of the Unknown Soldier.

Pages: 13.000

Script: Archie Goodwin

Pencils: Jack Sparling

Inks: Jack Sparling

Notes: Splash page includes black-and-white photos. Special thanks listed for Joe Kubert, but not stated what it is for.

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Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
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