The Sgt. Rock Archives #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis fourth volume of DC's Archive Editions series collects classic Sgt. Rock war stories from the 1960s, featuring the gritty exploits of Easy Company during World War II. The hardcover reprints issues from the latter part of the character's original run, showcasing the art and writing that defined the war comic genre at DC.
In "The End of Easy Company!", Sgt. Rock’s legendary squad faces their most harrowing trials in World War II, as told through the poignant memories of Little Sure-Shot and Bulldozer. Recalling moments of fierce combat and unexpected bonds—like the dog they called Sad-Eyes—these stories capture the cost of war with raw, unflinching honesty. Written by Robert Kanigher and illustrated with gritty precision by Joe Kubert, this issue stands as a powerful testament to courage and loss, with Kubert’s iconic cover capturing the weight of the moment.
In a tense, memory-driven moment, Ice Cream Soldier recounts a harrowing ordeal from the war: Sgt. Rock, injured and trapped by rising water, faces a moment of doubt—but still finds the will to act, using a single anti-tank grenade to save Easy Company. The story unfolds through the lens of a soldier’s recollection, blending raw survival with the quiet courage of a man pushed to his limits.
In this gripping installment from *The Sgt. Rock Archives #4*, Sergeant Rock’s legend grows through the memories of Easy Company. Little Sure-Shot recounts a daring ambush where Rock and resistance fighter Fifi destroyed a German tank, while Bulldozer shares the story of a desperate mission to take out a machine-gun nest—aided by a loyal, sad-eyed dog whose fate would haunt Rock forever.
After narrowly surviving a dive-bomber attack, Sgt. Rock and Easy Company stumble upon a shattered Major, the last survivor of his unit. With the Major's mind frayed and his command shattered, Easy steps in—adopting the identity of the lost company to give the man purpose—leading them all toward their mission with a quiet resolve that masks the weight of the ruse.
In the chaos of D-Day, Sgt. Rock finds himself drawn into a mission that takes an unexpected turn when he discovers a young boy amid the rubble of a bombed house. With Easy Co. — Bulldozer, Ice Cream Soldier, Sunny, and Wild Man — counting on him, Rock must balance the weight of duty with the quiet urgency of protecting a child in the midst of war.
In the aftermath of a brutal tank assault, Sgt. Rock and Easy Co. grapple with the weight of sacrifice when a newly transferred Corporal David joins their ranks—his heroism earned in a desperate last stand now a medal he wears like a burden. As the unit moves forward, Rock finds himself haunted by the quiet intensity of the young man who seems to carry the echoes of a war that never ended.
Sgt. Rock's growing fixation on a mysterious double leads him to mistake several Allied soldiers for his doppelgänger—until he finally encounters the man he’s been searching for, standing on the enemy’s side. With Easy Company at his back, Rock must confront the unsettling truth of what it means to face a mirror in the middle of a war.
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↩ Reprints Our Army at War #126 (1963), Our Army at War #127 (1963), Our Army at War #128 (1963), Our Army at War #129 (1963), Our Army at War #130 (1963), Our Army at War #131 (1963), Our Army at War #132 (1963), Showcase #45 (1963), Our Army at War #133 (1963), Our Army at War #134 (1963), Our Army at War #135 (1963), Our Army at War #136 (1963), Our Army at War #137 (1963)
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