Sgt rock 326 mar rock battles robots in the year a cover gallery for the comic book our army at war hey, since the comic is set in world war ii, if you want to have a future war, why not have rock in korea or vietnam. Rock finds himself suddenly leading a platoon of legendary monsters into a fight against horrendous nazi zombies. My guess is that the story title is what got it flagged as being the 1st sgt. During this period the supporting cast members, the soldiers of easy company, expanded greatly, with the introductions of bulldozer, wild man, jackie johnson, little sure shot and others. Rock and his colorful band of fighting soldiers originally published in the early 1960s. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Rock comics were a tv series, this is the theatrical movie. Rock capt savage gi combat weird tales raiders our army at war sgt. Rock and comics posted by bruce on may 16, 2011 in nostalgia, odds and ends, ww2. Otherwise, the comic is identical to ordinary copies.
Legendary comic artist, joe kubert teamed with kanigher to bring sgt. Rock is a longrunning dc comics war feature, set in world war ii. They fought primarily in the european theater against the nazi army for most of their wartime operations. Way back in the 60s when comic books were king our family took a weekly trip to a small strip mall. Rock dc bronze age war comics when you shop the largest online selection at. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Rock full movie in hd visit the story of a fictional world war ii american sergeant who.
Rock held its readers long after the war comics genre had fallen from favor. Rock has to escort a lieutenant to a meeting with a double agent, but all the others sent to meet with this agent have died mysteriously. This sgt rock dc comics tshirt shows franklin rock and reads, our army at war featuring sgt. Rock proved to be a very popular character during the period 1960 1964. Featuring an introduction by dcu editor mark chiarello. Rock war stories ever told, including an early prototype version of the ultimate war hero as well as his first appearance. Sgt rock classic comic books, comics, comic books art. Frank enlisted in the army in the early days of world war ii and was promoted to to the rank of sergeant after he held easy companys position on a hill despite a.
This hard as nails noncommissioned infantry officer led the illustrious easy company in the european theater. Franklin john rock is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published. With karl urban, keith ferguson, william salyers, audrey wasilewski. Arnold schwarzenegger is no longer attached to the project, and the new script wasnt written with any specific actor in mind 71207. Arnold schwarzenegger is no longer attached to the project, and. We recently learned a list of marvel comics that quentin tarantino envisioned as films during the press rounds for the hateful eight. Later in his career he became a topranking general in the luthor administration, although he died protecting the president during our worlds at war. Reprinted in this edition are nineteen of the most hardhitting sgt. Rock story with all the grunt action and narrative, and joe kubert doing what he does best. Gold for dessert hostess twinkies ad with plastic man, pencils by curt swan, art by vince colletta. Sgt rock fantastic complete comic book collection 2 dvds. Rock became dcs most prominent recurring war character, in a genre where oneshot stories with nonrecurring characters were the norm. Rock, with awardwinning comic writers louise simonson, walter simonson and tim sheridan providing the script. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc.
See more ideas about war comics, comic books and joe kubert. To properly price and grade your comic books its best to refer to the overstreet comic book price guide in order to assess the value. Rock is executive produced and directed by bruce timm batman. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. By expanding its approach to war comics to include elements of fantasy and sciencefiction, sgt. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. See more ideas about war comics, joe kubert and comic covers. Army in the european theatre and eventually rose to authority within his unit, easy company. Producer joel silver still attempted to make a sgt. See more ideas about war comics, joe kubert and comic books. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Rock was dcs premier war comics character, and this series shows him at his bestparticularly those issues drawn by comics legend joe kubert. Just after recovering from losing his entire unit in battle, sgt.
Rock leads a special army of commandos against a nazi secret research base. The unit was a collection of disparate individuals who managed to participate in every major action in the european war. The dc universe movies have long been the standard in sophisticated superhero animation, adapting classic comic book storylines or bringing. The character is a world war ii veteran who served as an infantry noncommissioned officer. Akiva goldsman dc comics entertainment francis lawrence joel silver movie sgt. Rock was created by robert kanigher and joe kubert as an iconic war comic hero. The comics medium has made its hollywood credentials on the bountiful crop of superhero fiction its served up to be adapted into movies and film, but theres more to comics than capes and cowls.
Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Sgt rock 1977 1988 dc comics during world war ii, sgt. Rocky from this story is a prototype of the sgt rock character. Gi joe sgt rock jackie johnson by dreams and visions mint in box. Rock comic book 90 day wonder, 250 by bob kanigher and russ heath jan 1, 1972. Frank rock emerged as a symbol of patriotism during the united states battle against the nazis in world war ii. Comic books based on star wars have been published by marvel comics and dark horse comics. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Unfollow sgt rock comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Franklin frank john rock is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Rock and a private named tony go ashore at anzio, italy.
Rock special, this series continues the task of reprinting great sgt. Fictional character biography edit an origin story in g. Rock now serving under director francis lawrence collider. He was created robert kanigher and joe kubert in 1959, and is one. Rock head toward tonys childhood town sezze, only to find out that tonys older brother sal is the fascist mayor and he is married to therese, tonys childhood sweetheart. He not only held the cover spot in our army at war, but also had a try out issue in showcase. Army officer during world war ii and leader of the legendary easy company. Rock was a battlehardened veteran who led the men of easy company throughout its bloody trudge across europe in world war ii. Rock thinking he has seen everything that world war ii can dish out.
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