Easy Company (comics)
| Easy Company | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Our Army at War #81 (November 1959) |
| Created by |
Bob Haney (writer) Ross Andru (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Military unit |
| Leader(s) | Sergeant Frank Rock |
| Agent(s) | Bulldozer Bogman Canary Four Eyes Hot-Head Ice Cream Soldier Jackie Johnson Little Sure Shot Long Round Short Round G.I. Robot Wildman Worry Wart Zack |
Easy Company is a fictional comic book World War II US Army infantry unit led by Sgt. Rock in stories published by DC Comics. The group first appeared in Our Army at War #81 (April 1959), and were created by Bob Haney and Ross Andru.
In the stories, the unit saw action in every combat zone in the European Theatre. Unlike actual units, the unit has at least one African-American member, which was in defiance of racial segregation policy of the Army at the time.
In the graphic novel Between Hell and a Hard Place, Sgt. Rock explained that he gave nicknames to Easy Company men because during battle, they would be required to do things their civilian identities might not be able to live with; once the war was over, the nicknames could be left behind once the soldiers resumed their civilian lives. This accounts for the proliferation of unusual character names in Easy Company over the years.
The characters of Sergeant Rock and Easy Company appeared in new monthly stories published in Our Army at War (title changed to Sgt. Rock in March 1977) until Sgt. Rock #422 (July 1988). While no longer appearing in a monthly book, Easy Company appear from time to time in World War II stories in other DC publications, including comic book miniseries Between Hell and a Hard Place (2003), The Prophecy (2005), and The Lost Battalion (2008–2009).
Core members of Easy Company included:
This does not include anonymous replacements and one-time characters who are frequently killed off in the stories. Easy Company's Lieutenants, when they appear at all, are frequently killed off within the first few pages. Letters columns in the 1980s included a roster of all characters introduced into the series; several dozen character names were listed, including some anonymous soldiers.
The Easy Company have appeared in the episode of Justice League entitled "The Savage Time." Vandal Savage was rewriting history, utilizing futuristic weapons sent by his future-self to allow Nazi Germany to defeat the Allied Powers and win World War II, and the Justice League went back in time to stop his conquest. When Green Lantern John Stewart became separated from the rest of the team and his ring ran out of energy, he met up with the Easy Company, which was made up of four members (Sgt. Rock, Bulldozer, Wildman, and Ice Cream Soldier). After telling the unit that he had military experience as a U.S. Marine and proving his valor against Bulldozer, Sgt. Rock allowed Stewart to temporarily join the unit, complete with standard uniform and weapon. The Easy Company eventually found the hangar where Savage kept the Jet-Engine ships and provided cover for Stewart as he boarded the ship where Savage was. Sgt. Rock was voiced by Fred Dryer and Bulldozer was voiced by Ted Levine.
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