Our Army at War #118

Russ Heath's cover for this 1962 DC war title puts readers right in the dirt alongside an American soldier firing a bazooka at a German tank bearing down through the trees — the burst of flame and explosion filling the frame with visceral, ground-level tension. The story teaser promises something unexpected: "Easy Company's life depended on a man who couldn't fight," setting up "The Tank vs. the Tin Soldier!" as a tale where courage and combat aren't quite the same thing. With Robert Kanigher writing and Heath handling both pencils and inks, this issue of Our Army at War delivers the gritty WWII action that made Sgt. Rock's Easy Co. a standout corner of early-'60s comics.