Our Army at War #117

This April 1962 issue of Our Army at War puts Sgt. Rock and Easy Co. front and center with a cover by Joe Kubert that crackles with battlefield urgency — a soldier flat on the ground raises his rifle toward a looming enemy tank while bayonets press in from all sides, the fiery orange sky making the danger feel inescapable. The cover teases "The Snafu Squad!" — three misfits Sgt. Rock is betting his life on — a premise that perfectly captures the gritty, human stakes that made this series so compelling in 1962. Written and drawn by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert respectively, this is the kind of issue where every element, from the desperate pose to the advancing armor, makes you want to turn to page one immediately.