tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post6758456579994745942..comments2024-02-17T14:15:04.602+00:00Comments on Silver and Bronze Age Subjects: Fury or Rock?Simaylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861115402841654930noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-56387652570831978482019-03-23T03:21:08.509+00:002019-03-23T03:21:08.509+00:00Rock as drawn by Heath tops them all. Even though ...Rock as drawn by Heath tops them all. Even though I couldn't take when there was more brawling than shooting in a battle scene, there was less of that when Heath drew the tale.<br />Fury was just too dumb-dumb for my tastes.Vinny57https://www.blogger.com/profile/14072379164043718857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-78970623812552724772018-08-14T02:49:56.829+01:002018-08-14T02:49:56.829+01:00I'm hard-left and anti-war and I love war comi...I'm hard-left and anti-war and I love war comics. Being against war doesn't mean I don't appreciate the human drama of the people who find themselves in it. *shrug*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-523450587004659952018-03-20T08:12:59.933+00:002018-03-20T08:12:59.933+00:00I'm a little late to the game here (so to spea...I'm a little late to the game here (so to speak), but Personally I prefer Fury & his Howlers. <br />I personally found the Fury comic more fun to read than Rocks, but that's just me. I'm glad to see people like both characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-25391093001249990422013-02-11T20:45:29.425+00:002013-02-11T20:45:29.425+00:00Loved Sgt. Rock and I'm from India!
Truly an...Loved Sgt. Rock and I'm from India! <br /><br />Truly an inspiring charecter. Anyone read 'Peace on Earth'? Probably the best that comics can be.....<br /><br />Rock>Fury anytime. Though I enjoy Fury as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-24689149631678641072013-02-08T10:24:21.171+00:002013-02-08T10:24:21.171+00:00Hello there! Do you usuallyutilize online social m...Hello there! Do you usuallyutilize online social media websites?Sir Timothyhttp://realmenrealtopics.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-46995926651955386952012-11-09T02:31:33.944+00:002012-11-09T02:31:33.944+00:00It's a good story that Sgt. Fury was created o...It's a good story that Sgt. Fury was created on a bet between Stan Lee and Martin Goodman. But, for it to be true, you have to accept that Goodman would bet against his own company publishing a successful comic, and that he published it with the expectation that it would fail. And war comics seem to have been selling well for DC at the time, so there was no reason to think that Sgt. Fury was a bad risk. If there was a bet, it may have been an informal "loser buys lunch" agreement, rather than a big wager. Who knows? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-1467015458230813812012-08-27T15:29:33.251+01:002012-08-27T15:29:33.251+01:00add sgt.hawk by patrick clay to the list.i like th...add sgt.hawk by patrick clay to the list.i like them all.best of the bunch?jim masters the sarge from battle picture weekly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-64962625545123699162012-08-07T09:36:57.251+01:002012-08-07T09:36:57.251+01:00DC have also issued Showcase volumes of Our Army a...DC have also issued Showcase volumes of Our Army at War, The Losers, Unknown Soldier, The War that Time Forgot, Enemy Ace and two volumes of Haunted Tank. Brilliant stuff!Simaylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861115402841654930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-77163704089762580002012-08-07T02:07:06.631+01:002012-08-07T02:07:06.631+01:00DC also published a series of Sgt. Rock Specials (...DC also published a series of Sgt. Rock Specials (1988-91) and a digest-sized Sgt. Rock's Combat Tales (2005). All reprinted classic war stories from Our Army at War and other DC war comics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-43559573554744290022012-08-07T01:56:38.360+01:002012-08-07T01:56:38.360+01:00That comic with Fury in a bar (in the present time...That comic with Fury in a bar (in the present time) was probably Marvel Holiday Special #3 (cover date Jan. 1994, on sale Nov. 1993).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-25703572133075975882012-08-02T08:55:48.327+01:002012-08-02T08:55:48.327+01:00DC has issued Sgt Rock in Showcase volumes (large,...DC has issued Sgt Rock in Showcase volumes (large, cheap, black and white paperbacks) and Archives volumes (expensive,colour hardbacks). Either way Rock is awesome!Simaylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861115402841654930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-66933439306652276402012-08-02T01:14:04.250+01:002012-08-02T01:14:04.250+01:00I had 80% of the Sgt Rock comics and couldn't ...I had 80% of the Sgt Rock comics and couldn't get enough. Wish I still had them, my kids would love those stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-50114826190934167472012-05-14T23:12:22.716+01:002012-05-14T23:12:22.716+01:00By the late 1960's, the Sgt. Fury series did t...By the late 1960's, the Sgt. Fury series did tone down the bravado. But by then, it was probably too late. The comic had gained a reputation for treating war as a romp. Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich may have even tried to introduce an anti-war message, but all that did was alienate the fans who liked the comic the way it was to begin with. And leftist, anti-military fans wouldn't buy a war comic anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-57715927854269409832012-05-08T08:17:23.414+01:002012-05-08T08:17:23.414+01:00Sgt Rock is hands down, the best comic ever!!!Sgt Rock is hands down, the best comic ever!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-9606376951999130852012-04-22T21:46:34.409+01:002012-04-22T21:46:34.409+01:00Some present-day Nick Fury stories said he used th...Some present-day Nick Fury stories said he used the Infinity Formula (whatever that was) so he was somehow not as old as a WWII veteran should have been. A Marvel Holiday Special in the 1980's or early 1990's showed him in a bar muttering about having led "the commandos" in the war. A couple of guys in the bar thought he was a fraud. (1) he looked too young and (2) US units did not use the term "commando" ("our boys was Rangers"). Actually, Stan and Jack knew that. "Howling Commandos" was the squad's nickname, not an official designation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-9745707470119509122012-04-22T21:35:05.873+01:002012-04-22T21:35:05.873+01:00Ads for DC war comics would refer to Rock as the t...Ads for DC war comics would refer to Rock as the top kick of Easy Company. The term "top kick" (or "top sergeant") usually means a first sergeant, and Rock always wore master sergeant stripes. Maybe he was the acting first sergeant of the company, so "top kick" meant his job, not his rank. But then, he never seemed to be doing a first sergeant's job (a desk job, running the company). He was usually leading a platoon or squad in combat. So he was really doing a job below his rank most of the time. As for Fury, he was a buck sergeant and a squad leader, so at least he was in a job appropriate for his rank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-73895102918703684592012-04-22T21:19:39.452+01:002012-04-22T21:19:39.452+01:00The Sgt. Rock series was relatively realistic, at ...The Sgt. Rock series was relatively realistic, at least by comic book standards. Sgt. Fury and his unit seemed more like super heroes than soldiers. So I vote for Rock. In all fairness, though, I have to agree that the series should be read in small doses rather than a marathon. Individually, the stories have an impact, but collectively, the repetition of certain plot devices becomes obvious. After all, the stories were intended to be read at the rate of one a month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679275871060278971.post-88072414903341176322012-04-06T12:56:34.117+01:002012-04-06T12:56:34.117+01:00Well, I hated Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, s...Well, I hated Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, so I'll go for Sgt Rock, even though my knowledge of him is fairly limited.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.com