Comic Title: Sgt. Rock #21
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1992
On Sale Date: December 17, 1991 Shipping Date December 17, 1991
Source: Previews, #34

Shipping Date December 19, 1991
Source: Amazing Heroes, #196

Copyright Date December 17, 1991
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1991

Cover Price: $2.00
Page Count: 48
Editor: Kim Yale

Title: "It's a Dirty War"
Pages: 14

Feature(s):
Sgt. Rock (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert
Letterer: John Costanza

Reprinted From:
Our Army at War #228 (1971)

Feature Character(s)

• Sgt. Rock (last appearance in Our Army at War #226; next appearance in Our Army at War #231)

Supporting Character(s)

• Easy Company (last appearance in Our Army at War #226; next appearance in Our Army at War #231)
• Bulldozer (last appearance in Our Army at War #226; next appearance in Our Army at War #231)
• Ice Cream Soldier (last appearance in Our Army at War #224; next appearance in Our Army at War #231)
• Wild Man (last appearance in Our Army at War #226; next appearance in Our Army at War #231)
• Little Sure Shot (last appearance in Our Army at War #224; next appearance in Our Army at War #231)
• Jackie Johnson (last appearance in Our Army at War #223; next appearance in Our Army at War #231)

Villain(s)

• Hans Brandt (a young German soldier; no further appearances)
• Various Nazis (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Willy and his father (Hans's family; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Sgt. Rock orders Easy Company to dig in to their position while he goes out on patrol alone. In the surrounding woods, Rock is ambushed by a German soldier. A struggle ensues. It ends with Rock shooting the soldier, who he then discovers is only a young boy. Rock finds a unmailed letter and a picture in the boys wallet.

When the commander orders Rock and his men out of the area, Rock makes a detour. He dodges Nazi patrols to reach the town of Dorf. The sergeant finds the boy's father and kid brother and delivers the letter. The father understands the nature of war and is not angry, but Willy, the kid brother, is upset.

After Rock departs, a Nazi patrol comes looking for him. He is surprised when the young boy sends the patrol in the other direction. Rock returns to ask what happened. Apparently, the letter he delivered contained a message that Hitler was a liar and a criminal. Rock leaves again. He then kills the Nazi patrol to prevent them from seeking retribution against the boy and his father.