Our Army at War was the title for a comic book

Comic book

A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...

 published by DC Comics

DC Comics

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 that featured war themed stories and was the first appearance for popular heroes such like Sgt. Rock and Enemy Ace

Enemy Ace

Enemy Ace is DC Comics property about the adventures of a skilled but troubled German anti-hero and flying ace in World War I and World War II, Hans von Hammer, known to the world as "The Hammer of Hell."-Overview:...

. The series started in August 1952

1952 in comics

See also:1951 in comics,other events of 1952,1953 in comics,1950s in comics and thelist of years in comics1952 saw, among other things, the launch of Mad Magazine.-May:*Sensation Comics issue 109 final issue — DC Comics...

 and ended in February 1977

1977 in comics

- Year overall :* Wendy and Richard Pini establish WaRP Graphics.* Jan and Dean Mullaney establish Eclipse Comics.* The United Kingdom's Eagle Awards are established.* Bob Brown dies at age 62.* Ciao magazine is launched.-January:...

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Publication history

Our Army at War ran for 301 issues, before it was renamed Sgt. Rock. 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

Easy Company (comics)

Easy Company is a fictional comic book World War II US Army infantry unit led by Sgt. Rock in stories published by DC Comics. The group first appeared in Our Army at War #81 , and were created by Bob Haney and Ross Andru.-Publication history:...

, he got his final name only in issue #83. After his debut the title became practically Sgt. Rock's own series. Enemy Ace first appeared in #151 and quickly became very popular. Many of the issues were approved by the Comics Code Authority

Comics Code Authority

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, as common during the Bronze Age of Comic Books

Bronze Age of Comic Books

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External links

• Our Army at War covers at Coverbrowser