Sgt. Rock was the quintessential WWII American GI comic book hero. This DC character first appeared in Our Army At War #81 in April 1959. As time passed, the sergeant's name began to appear on the cover, and grew larger and larger until by #302 (March 1977) it was re-titled Sgt. Rock. The last issue was printed in the summer of 1988, making Sgt. Rock the final war comic to see action.
Most of Sgt. Rock's action with Easy Co. was set in the European Theatre, with plot lines clearly inspired by Hollywood war movies of the '40s and '50s. Sgt. Rock was rather similar to the characters John Wayne portrayed in those films. The adventures of Rock and his platoon are summed up thus: "gritty, grim, sentimental, and full of technicolor heroics" (Goulart, p.144).
Source:
Rob Goulart, The Comic Book Reader's Companion: An A-To-Z Guide To Everyone's Favorite Art Form, HarperPerennial, 1993.
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