Our Army at War #85 (DC, 1959) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to off-white pages....
Auction amount: $956.00
Sold: Nov 17, 2011
Our Army at War #85 Values
Publisher: DC, 1959
About Our Army at War #85
Origin and first appearance of Ice Cream Soldier. Sgt. Rock and Easy Company appearances. Jerry Grandenetti cover and art. Joe Kubert and Russ Heath art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Jerry Grandenetti
Inks: Jerry Grandenetti
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.
STORY DETAILS
Synopsis: Phil Mason, a timid kid, unprepared for combat, has been nicknamed by the rest of Easy Company as "Ice Cream Soldier" because they think he is most likely to melt in combat. But on the day he stands on a frostbitten foot on a frozen lake and takes down two tanks he proves that there is nothing hard about fighting on ice for an Ice Cream Soldier.
Pages: 10.670
Script: Robert Kanigher
Pencils: Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks: Joe Kubert (signed)
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Reprints: G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #150 (October-November 1971)
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| 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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Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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