Our Army at War #83 (DC, 1959) First "true" Sgt. Rock appearance by Joe Kubert Scarce in high grade - No copies graded above 9.0 #1 most valuable Silver Age War genre comic. #1 most valuable DC war comic ever. #3 most valuable DC comic of 1959. #8 most valuable DC comic of the silver age. #5 most valuable DC 1950’s 1 st appearance comic. Print run estimate: 172,000 copies. Sgt. Franklin "Frank" John Rock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Sgt. Rock first appeared in Our Army at War #83 (June 1959), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert. The character is a World War II veteran who served as an infantry non- commissioned officer. Sgt. Rock's prototype first appeared in G.I. Combat #68 (January 1959). His rank is not given in this story; instead, he is merely called "The Rock". The Rock returned as a sergeant in Our Army at War #81 (April 1959) named "Sgt. Rocky" with his unit, Easy Company (the precise US Army infantry regiment to which Easy belonged was never identified during the history of the character). In this last prototype appearance with the Easy Company (as opposed to the nameless infantryman with a nickname, as he was portrayed previously), the story was actually written by Bob Haney, but the character's creator, Robert Kanigher was the editor. He would go on to create the bulk of the stories with Joe Kubert as the artist. In issue #82 (May 1959), he is called "Sgt. Rock" (name only) and by issue #83 (June 1959), he makes his first full appearance as Sgt. Rock. Sgt. Rock steadily gained popularity, until, in 1977, the name of the comic was changed to Sgt. Rock. The comic ran until Sgt. Rock #422 (July 1988). In addition to the semi-regular comic, several "digests" were sold, under the DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest banner, reprinting stories from Our Army at War or Sgt. Rock. Some were subtitled as OAAW or Sgt. Rock, some as Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales. (The Prize Battle Tales title was also used on earlier 80 page annual specials). The digest format was 4 13 ⁄16" × 6 5 ⁄8", softcover, with 98 full color pages and no advertisements. A 21-issue run of reprints followed from 1988 to 1991, and two Sgt. Rock Specials with new content saw publication in 1992 and 1994. A Christmas themed story appeared in DCU Holiday Bash II in 1997, again featuring new content. CGC Universal 41 copies / VF/NM 9.0 or better = 1 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 15 copies as of 9/2010 CGC Universal 76 copies / VF/NM 9.0 or better = 1 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 15 copies as of 9/2013 CGC Universal 81 copies / VF/NM 9.0 or better = 1 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 16 copies as of 3/2014 CGC Universal 100 copies / VF/NM 9.0 or better = 1 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 17 copies by 8/2015

OVERSTREET ANNUAL PRICE GUIDE VALUES FOR EACH GRADE 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.2 2015 $600.00 $1,200.00 $1,800.00 $5,100.00 $11,550.00 $18,000.00 2014 $500.00 $1,000.00 $1,500.00 $4,250.00 $9,625.00 $15,000.00 2013 $400.00 $800.00 $1,200.00 $3,400.00 $7,700.00 $12,000.00 2012 $328.00 $656.00 $984.00 $2,850.00 $6,175.00 $9,500.00 2011 $230.00 $460.00 $690.00 $2,013.00 $4,107.00 $6,200.00 2010 $212.00 $424.00 $636.00 $1,855.00 $3,678.00 $5,500.00 2009 $180.00 $360.00 $540.00 $1,575.00 $3,038.00 $4,500.00 2008 $167.00 $334.00 $501.00 $1,461.00 $2,731.00 $4,000.00 2007 $164.00 $328.00 $492.00 $1,435.00 $2,518.00 $3,600.00 2006 $162.00 $324.00 $486.00 $1,418.00 $2,409.00 $3,400.00 2005 $160.00 $320.00 $480.00 $1,400.00 $2,300.00 $3,200.00

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Our Army at War #83 (DC, 1959) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages.... Signature August 4, 2007 $1,912.00

Our Army at War #83 (DC, 1959) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages.... Signature November 17, 2007 $1,553.50 (Internet)

Our Army at War #83 (DC, 1959) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Cream to off-white pages.... Internet Only March 7, 2010 $203.15 (Internet)

Our Army at War #83 (DC, 1959) Condition: GD.... Internet Only January 10, 2010 $191.20

Our Army at War #83 (DC, 1959) Condition: GD.... Internet Only August 31, 2008 $179.25

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