1988
The Prince and the Sergeant
by Robert Kanigher, Joe Kubert, Tatjana Wood
28 pages
Sgt Rock and Easy Company are on a suicide mission when Sgt Rock gets separated from the rest of the unit. He winds up in a cave where he finds and meets the Viking Prince. Rock and the Prince team up after the Prince tells him his story. They first the rest of Easy Company. Sgt Rock, Easy Company, and the Viking Prince find their target and complete the mission.
This story originally appeared in Our Army at War 162 (Jan 1966) and 163 (Feb 1966). The Viking Prince first appeared in Brave and the Bold 1 (Aug 1955). He was a regular in Brave and the Bold for a few years. His run in Brave and the Bold ended with issue 24 (Jul 1959). This story features the first appearance of the Viking Prince since his run in Brave and the Bold ended in 1959. Sgt Rock first appeared in Our Army at War 81 (Apr 1959). He was a regular in Our Amy at War from then until the series was renamed Sgt Rock in 1977. His book continued to be published until Jul 1988, when it was canceled due to low sales.
The ratio of text to images in this story seems off. There should be more images considering the amount text (narration, dialogue) that there is in this story.
The ending is bittersweet. It got me a little choked up when I read it and even now thinking about it. It can be read as analogy for existential angst of various varieties. It didn’t strike me as simple as it might seem on the surface.
The Rock of Easy
by Mike Gold
2 pages
This text piece provides a quick history of war comics and Sgt Rock, and spotlights on the careers of Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert. Gold also explains how he talked Dick Giordano into starting up Sgt Rock Special a few months after Sgt Rock’s previous series was canceled.
Another Time Another Place
by Bob Haney, Neal Adams, Tatjana Wood, Joe Kubert
8 pages
This story originally appeared in Our Army at War 240 (Jan 1972).
This is a science-fiction war story. It has nothing to do with Sgt Rock or the Viking Prince. It is a bit too heavy handed for me. There is too much message and not much else.
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