A Christmas-themed story appeared in DCU Holiday Bash II in 1997, again featuring new content.Īccording to John Wells, in Fanzing 36 (July 2001), an online fan magazine: Rock Specials with new content saw publication in 19. The digest format was 4 13⁄ 16" × 6 5⁄ 8", softcover, with 98 full-color pages and no advertisements.Ī 21-issue run of reprints followed from 1988 to 1991, and two Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales (the Prize Battle Tales title was also used on earlier 80-page annual specials).
In addition to the semi-regular comic, several " digests" were sold, under the DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest banner, reprinting stories from Our Army at War or Sgt. Rock steadily gained popularity, until, in 1977, the name of the comic was changed to Sgt. Rock" (name only) and by issue #83 (June 1959), he makes his first full appearance as Sgt. In issue #82 (May 1959), he is called "Sgt. Kanigher would go on to create the bulk of the stories with Joe Kubert as the artist. This second prototype story was written by Bob Haney, but the character's creator, Robert Kanigher was the editor.
Rocky" with his unit, Easy Company (the precise US Army infantry regiment to which Easy belonged was never identified during the history of the character). The Rock returned as a sergeant in Our Army at War #81 (April 1959) named "Sgt. His rank is not given in this story instead, he is merely called "The Rock". Rock's debut in Our Army at War #83 (June 1959).
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