OUR ARMY AT WAR #182
Sgt. Rock and Easy Company in a Silver Age DC war standard issue
// Unit specification
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows moderate wear consistent with a well-handled Silver Age book: visible vertical crease lines and slight rippling across the upper portion of the cover, a soft/rounded top-left corner, and minor surface scuffing near the spine area. There is a small crease running through the yellow background at upper right and some minor rubbing along the top edge. No major tears, missing pieces, or color loss are evident, and the book appears complete and bagged, but the spine area is not clearly visible in this shot. Interior pages and back cover were not assessed.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $18 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $55 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $650 |
// Archive commentary
Our Army at War #182, cover-dated July 1967, is a mid-run entry in DC's long-running Sgt. Rock war anthology, featuring Rock and Easy Company in a story scripted by the title's regular writer Bob Kanigher with art from the Joe Kubert shop that defined the look of the series throughout the 1960s. The issue carries no first appearance, death, or origin story, and its cover, while representative of Kubert's gritty combat style, has not been singled out as a classic by major price guides.
Market activity is thin and consistent with a well-collected but non-key war title: certified sales cluster in the $55-$130 range through the mid grades, with a modest step up to $350 at the top of the current census (9.6, with no 9.8 yet certified). Demand is driven primarily by Sgt. Rock and Joe Kubert completists building full Our Army at War or Sgt. Rock runs rather than by crossover or speculative interest, which keeps pricing steady rather than volatile.
This is a run-filler for most collections, appealing chiefly to Silver Age war and Kubert-art specialists rather than generalist superhero buyers. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade cheaply and are readily available; a well-preserved 9.6 or better commands a real premium given how few high-grade copies have surfaced, making top-census copies the primary point of competitive bidding for this issue.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-007900 | ~5.5 | — | AVAILABLE |
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