Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Our Army at War #231

Our Army at War #231 (On Sale: February 2, 1971), has a Sgt. Rock cover by Joe Kubert.

We begin this issue with Sgt. Rock in "My Brother's Keeper" by Robert Kanigher and Russ Heath. Easy Company is joined by five new recruits. Rock assigns four of them to be watched over by the veterans. The fifth, Danny Anderson, keeps tabs on himself because Danny reminds Rock of his kid brother Eddie, who died in a motorcycle accident as a kid. Rock protects Danny during a mortar attack, but Danny is anxious to prove himself.

Later Rock leads a small group to secure and hold a position. Danny is left behind. When Rock and his team are pinned down, Danny disobeys orders and follows them. Danny helps to defeat the attacking Nazis, but he is killed in so doing.

Next is a one-page Warrior featuring "Ch'in-Shih-Huang-Ti" by Sam Glanzman. Information is given on Shih-Huang-Ti who conquered most of ancient China.

This is followed by a two-page Battle Album, "Suicide Weapons" by Sam Glanzman. Information is given about various Japanese Suicide Weapons during WWII.

We end with the U.S.S. Stevens in "In the Frying Pan" also written and drawn by Sam Glanzman. The U.S.S. Stevens abruptly loses power at an inopportune time.

Edited by Joe Kubert.

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