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I copied this off Glanzman's wiki page -- USS Stevens stories Glanzman's USS Stevens stories for DC Comics appear in: Our Army at War #220, 223, 225, 227, 230-232, 235 238, 240-242, 244-245, 247-248, 256-259, 261-262, 265-267, 275, 281-282, 284, 293, 298 (1970-1976) Our Fighting Forces 128, 132, 134, 136, 138-139, 140-141, 143 (1970-1972) Weird War Tales #4 (1972) G.I. Combat #152 (1972) Star Spangled War Stories #167, 171, 174 (1973) Sgt. Rock #308 (1977) Joe Kubert Presents #1 (2012) You could probably cross-reference with Pedrin Guide.

Holy smokes! These are tough to find. Did you buy them when they first came out?

For me it was #186. Or, hell, maybe #176.

My first exposure to Grandenetti was Prez, I think. It took me awhile to realize the DC war artist was the same guy! His 60s Warren stuff is pretty moody, good for horror.

These books are great, Fay, you've got to hang onto them!

Great book! I've been searching for a copy like that for a long time!

Great Giordano cover! Book looks pretty good, too. When searching for HG copies, white covers can sometimes be as much of a pain as black or red ones, I think.

Thanks for this analysis, Comick1!

I hear what you guys are saying, and I agree. But CGC puts "First appearance of Gunner and Sarge," on the OFF 45 label. It's a bit...misleading? Wrong? It could be phrased better. http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAuctions%2Fallsub%2Easp%3FFocused%3D1%26id%3D3882%26FROM%3D%26TO%3D%23Item%5F957402&id=957402

I've got another question for you guys (one that was probably answered hundreds of pages ago) -- Which book is the true first app of Gunner and Sarge? Chris Pedrin's Big Five Guide says AAMOW 67 (Overstreet says "1st Gunner and Sarge by Andru and Esposito), Mikes Amazing World of DC comics list the sale date as January 1959, cover date March 1959. But the Overstreet says OFF 45 is "1st. app. of Gunner and Sarge) which is also noted by CGC. However, according to Pedrin the cover date is May1959, and according to Mike's Amazing World of DC comics, the sale date is March 1959. OK, so I answered my own question, it has to be AAMOW 67. So why is OFF 45 still being labeled as the first appearance? Now that the OSPG War Correspondents have sorted out the Sgt. Rock appearances, how about if you guys tackle this one next?

Thanks, pmpknface! I didn't realize they were cover proofs. Clearly, I should be spending my money on eye doctors and not funny books!

I'm looking for some opinions, guys -- Do you think money spent on a non-classic cover HG pre-code book would be better spent on a low/mid-grade classic cover instead? I know that in the end it is a personal decision (and you should never spend more than you can afford). But, some HG non-classic covers are still very expensive, and I think many of us keep resale value in the back of our mind, even if we're not planning on doing it any time soon. Thanks!

I have a question for you guys -- does anyone know any details about the books Metropolis is selling from the L.B. Cole estate? According to Metro, many are signed on the back. Does anyone own any of these books, or have any other info on them? Thanks!

So I got my copy of Dc Showcase Presents Weird War Tales in the mail today. Looks good, a 600-page phonebook, reprinting the first 21 isssus. I don't mind seeing the artwork in B&W, and there are some great artists represented here -- Kubert, Heath, Toth, Colon, DeZuniga, Nino, Redondo, and Talaoc (who have have a soft-spot for since I'm an Unknown Soldier fan). The early 52 pagers have been reprinted in their entirety, nothing ommitted. Collecting this series was always on my To Do list, but I think I'll be content with this collection for now.

Here's another question for you guys -- Does anyone know which DC titles survived into the Bronze Age and for how long? Girl's Romances made it to 1971. Girl's Love Stories to 1973. Falling in Love to 1973. Heart Throbs to 1973 (titled changed to Love Stories for the last few issues). Young Love to 1977, Young Romance until 1975. Secret Hearts until 1971. I must forgetting some of the other titles... I've been tempted to try for a mini-run of the 48/52 pagers, maybe the twenty-cent issues. Probably pretty tough to put together in VF or better.

I haven't gone after the Charltons yet. They look pretty good. How's the PQ on these? Are there alot of miscut pages, etc.? (You know, the regular Charlton problems...) According to the GCD, the cover artist on L&R 19 is Demetrio Sánchez Gómez (an artist I'm not familiar with). But I agree, there's something about the shape of the faces that does look very Byrne-like.

Nice books! I've noticed some dealers are pricing these later, all-reprint issues more aggressively, especially if they're in HG.

OK, I had to remind myself what the original cover looked like. Which is why I like the burning hay wagon even more!

Daredevil 111?

Thanks, guys! The Iron Major is a great villian. I remember he shows up again in OAAW 251-253 (with that incredible Russ Heath art) -- although at the moment I forget how that story ends!

OK, Shep and Jeffro have thrown up some great covers. I dug around in my boxes and pulled out my Top Ten Bronze Age Kubert Covers (for now)... First up, I like the color red... I like Kubert covers that put you in the action. Here, you're with the Nazi soldiers lining up Easy Co. in their sights... I enjoy the way Kubert plays with the logo placement in this series of OFF books. Kubert's Pooch looks like a little Grandenetti homage to me. Love the creepy fortune teller, the basket of cobras, the logo being scratched in the dirt. Again, Kubert puts you in the action. You're hanging in the tree with the dead and dying paratroopers. My first war book. I dig this pulpy cover. Is there anything better than two doubles, one good, one evil, fighting over a giant vat of molten steel while trigger-happy Nazi's look on? I think this is the best cover of the Unknown Soldier run. You can feel the tension as he pulls the pin from the grenade... Not alot of action on this one, but a really solid cover with a skull... Honorable Mention -- I know it's not a war cover, but I can't resist posting this one... That's all, folks!

Great covers, Jeffro. SSWS 159 is also a favorite of mine. P.S. HBD!

Speaking of great Kubert covers, just got this in the mail...

Great covers, Shep! I'll try to get my favorite ten up soon...