Sgt. Rock #357

Few cover images in 1981 war comics carry as much gut-punch tension as this one: a wounded, bandolier-draped Sgt. Rock lies prone in the dirt, desperately reaching out and shouting "Stop, kid! One more step… an' you'll blow up sky-high!" as a small, oblivious child in an oversized helmet toddles straight toward a minefield. Joe Kubert's cover art captures that split-second dread with remarkable economy — the warning sign just off to the right, the scattered mines barely visible underfoot, and Rock's bloodied bandage telling you he's already paid a price just getting here. Paired with the story title "Obituary for a Dogtag," this issue promises exactly the kind of grim, human-scale wartime drama that made Sgt. Rock one of DC's most compelling ongoing series.