Our Army at War #119
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "A Bazooka for Babyface!", a lone Marine named Jim Lucas faces the final Japanese assault on a Pacific island, sealing a heartfelt note to his son Eddie in a canteen and sending it into the sea. Fate intervenes when Eddie, the sole survivor of a mine-ridden landing craft, finds the canteen with his name on it—sparking a desperate, personal mission that leads him straight to his father. Written by Bob Haney and brought to life with dynamic art by Jerry Grandenetti, with lettering by Joe Letterese, this powerful wartime tale unfolds with quiet intensity, anchored by a poignant connection across the waves. The cover, a striking piece by Joe Kubert, captures the moment of discovery with haunting clarity.
In the heat of the North African campaign, a lone American soldier stumbles upon a stolen gold eagle—gifted by Adolf Hitler to the leader of his elite desert Panzer regiment—after a chaotic skirmish. Now hunted by relentless German forces determined to reclaim their prize, he must survive the desert’s harsh realities and evade capture, all while carrying a symbol of Nazi ambition across enemy lines.
In the quiet tension of a Pacific island during WWII, Marine Jim Lucas pens a desperate letter to his son Eddie, sealing it in a canteen and sending it into the sea. When a mine devastates a landing craft, only Eddie survives—and finds the canteen with his name on it, sparking a fierce, personal mission that leads him back to his father.
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Reprinted in The Sgt. Rock Archives #3 (2005), Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock #2 (2009), Yankee #28
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