| Issue | #81 |
| Published | April 1959 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Bob Kanigher |
| Notes | Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (27 January 2008) |
| Genre | war |
| Pencils | Jerry Grandenetti |
| Inks | Jerry Grandenetti |
| Notes | Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (27 January 2008) |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Our Army At War No. 81 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn]; in World's Best Comics: Silver Age Sampler (DC, 2004 series) #nn; in Sgt. Rock Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (2002) |
| Characters | Sgt. Rock |
| Genre | war |
| Script | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Ross Andru |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Notes | Bottom third of final page contains blurb announcing more stories in the future featuring Easy Company. This blurb removed in at least some reprints. Pencils credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (27 January 2008) |
| Reprinted | in Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #280 (May 1975); in Sgt. Rock Special (DC, 1988 series) #5 (September 1989); in Millennium Edition: Our Army At War No. 81 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn]; in World's Best Comics: Silver Age Sampler (DC, 2004 series) #nn; in Sgt. Rock Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (2002) |
| Pencils | Joe Kubert (cover preview) |
| Inks | Joe Kubert (cover preview) |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Our Army At War No. 81 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] |
| Synopsis | An American soldier being tracked by his footprints in the desert takes out an enemy sniper, a half-track, and an enemy pilot, but when a sandstorm wipes out his footprints he loses any hope of his unit finding him. Luckily his unit can trace him by the "kayo trail" he leaves behind. |
| Script | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Russ Heath |
| Inks | Russ Heath |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (27 January 2008) |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Our Army At War No. 81 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] |
| Genre | War; Fact |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Our Army At War No. 81 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] |
| Synopsis | A soldier wishes he could be a pilot like his brother Phil, but he is stuck on the ground, providing transportation for parachutists. When an enemy plane cripples Phil's plane, and he has to jump, his brother, knowing Phil isn't prepared to fight as he falls, provides the support he needs. |
| Script | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Ross Andru |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Notes | Pencils credit from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (27 January 2008) |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Our Army At War No. 81 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Eddie and Burt have been separated from Easy Company, and in trying to rejoin their buddies find out that Easy is trapped in a "pocket," surrounded by enemy tanks. |
| Script | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Joe Kubert |
| Inks | Joe Kubert |
| Notes | Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics, indicate that Jack Abel was paid for the art on this story (27 January 2008) |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Our Army At War No. 81 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] |