Our Fighting Forces (1954)

Our Fighting Forces (1954)

Our Fighting Forces (1954)

Our Fighting Forces (1954)

Volume 1

Name:

Our Fighting Forces

Start year:

1954

Publisher:

DC Comics

Aliases:

First issue:

Our Fighting Forces #1 Human Booby Trap

Last issue:

Our Fighting Forces #181 American Kamikaze

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In 1954, the public's appetite for war comics kept growing, and new titles were needed to fill the void left by those cancelled in the light of the new Comic Code Authority restrictions. Enter "Our Fighting Forces" an anthology that would feature Gunner, Sarge, and their dog Pooch (Rex the Wonder Dog's brother!), which ran from 45-94; the Dirty Dozen inspired by Hunter's Hellcats, who ran on the covers of issues #106 - 122, and the Losers who took over the book from issue #123 until the title hung up its boots in 1978 with issue #181.

Collected Editions

DC Goes To War (#49 & 102)
Jack Kirby's The Losers (#151-162)
DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (#151-162)

Issues

#1 Human Booby Trap October 1st, 1954

#2 Mile-Long Step December 1st, 1954

#3 Winter Ambush March 31st, 1955

#4 The Hot Seat April 30th, 1955

#5 The Iron Punch June 1st, 1955

#6 The Sitting Tank August 31st, 1955

#7 Battle Fist October 1st, 1955

#8 No War for a Gunner December 1st, 1955

#9 Crash-Landing at Dawn February 29th, 1956

#10 Grenade Pitcher April 30th, 1956

#11 Diary of a Sub July 31st, 1956

#12 Jump Seat August 1st, 1956

#13 September 1st, 1956

#14 Twin Punch October 1st, 1956

#15 Torpedo for a Frogman November 1st, 1956

#16 Battle Page December 1st, 1956

#17 The Unsinkable Gun January 1st, 1957

#18 The Cockpit Seat February 1st, 1957

#19 Straighten That Line March 1st, 1957

#20 The Floating Pilot April 1st, 1957

#21 The Bouncing Boy of Company B May 1st, 1957

#22 June 1st, 1957

#23 Tin Fish Pilot July 1st, 1957

#24 Frogman Duel August 1st, 1957

#25 Dead End September 1st, 1957

#26 Tag Day October 1st, 1957

#27 TNT Escort November 1st, 1957

#28 Floating Pigeon December 1st, 1957

#29 Tank Wrecker January 1st, 1958

#30 Dry Run Frogman February 1st, 1958

Characters in volume

Gunner Appeared in 109 issue(s)

Sarge Appeared in 109 issue(s)

Captain Storm Appeared in 59 issue(s)

Johnny Cloud Appeared in 59 issue(s)

Pooch Appeared in 36 issue(s)

Ben Hunter Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Brute Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Juggler Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Light Fingers Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Snake-Oil Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Swinger Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Captain Phillip Hunter Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Major Nick Hunter Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Larry Rock Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Heller Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Mademoiselle Marie Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Attila the Hun Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Barry Jameson Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Ona Tornsen Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Winston Churchill Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Concepts in volume

World War II Appeared in 72 issue(s)

Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Appeared in 8 issue(s)

War Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Vietnam War Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Bronze Age of Comics Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Silver Age of Comics Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Anthology Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Back-Up Story Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Between the Legs Shot Appeared in 1 issue(s)

DC Comics Salutes the Bicentennial Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Gambling Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Hostess Superhero Advertisements Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Religion Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Reprinted Material Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Trials Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Twin Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Locations in volume

Vietnam Appeared in 8 issue(s)

France Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Europe Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Istanbul Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Norway Appeared in 1 issue(s)

South Pacific Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Türkiye Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Joe Kubert Appeared in 94 issue(s)

Jerry Grandenetti Appeared in 57 issue(s)

Robert Kanigher Appeared in 41 issue(s)

Jack Abel Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Irv Novick Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Russ Heath Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Jack Kirby Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Mike Esposito Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Ross Andru Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Michael Royer Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Bob Haney Appeared in 6 issue(s)

D. Bruce Berry Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Art Saaf Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Frank Thorne Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Fred Ray Appeared in 4 issue(s)

George Evans Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Joe Giella Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Ken Barr Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Luis Dominguez Appeared in 4 issue(s)

E.R. Cruz Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Gene Colan Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Henry Boltinoff Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Jack Adler Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Jack Sparling Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Sam Glanzman Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Dave Wood Appeared in 2 issue(s)

France Herron Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Gaspar Saladino Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Hank Chapman Appeared in 2 issue(s)

John Calnan Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Teams in volume

The Losers Appeared in 59 issue(s)

Hunter's Hellcats Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Nazis Appeared in 3 issue(s)

United States Army Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Communists Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Imperial Japanese Army Appeared in 1 issue(s)

The Huns Appeared in 1 issue(s)

United States Marine Corps Appeared in 1 issue(s)

United States Navy Appeared in 1 issue(s)

United States Special Forces Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Vietcong Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Barry Jameson In issue #177

Ben Hunter In issue #106

Brute In issue #106

Captain Phillip Hunter In issue #99

Heller In issue #121

Juggler In issue #106

Larry Rock In issue #95

Light Fingers In issue #106

Major Nick Hunter In issue #99

Ona Tornsen In issue #135

Pooch In issue #49

Snake-Oil In issue #106

Swinger In issue #106

Teams first appearance

Hunter's Hellcats In issue #106

United States Special Forces In issue #102