Our Army at War #245

The cover by Joe Kubert pulls no punches: a battered, shirtless Sgt. Rock sits bound to a chair, surrounded by a ring of Nazi soldiers, while a swastika-armband-wearing officer points a pistol at him and counts — "One… Two…" — demanding to know the location of Easy Co. before he reaches three. It's a tense, masterfully composed moment that captures everything readers loved about Rock's stubborn defiance in the face of impossible odds. At 52 pages for a quarter, this 1972 issue — featuring "The Prisoner" with writing, art, and inks all by Sam Glanzman — is a genuinely satisfying chunk of classic DC war comics storytelling.