Comic Title: DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #18
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1982
On Sale Date: November 5, 1981 Newsstand Date November 5, 1981
Source: Comic Reader, #196

Newsstand Date November 5, 1981
Source: Comics Journal, #68

Newsstand Date November 5, 1981
Source: Amazing Heroes, #6

Copyright Date October 13, 1981
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1981
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.95
Page Count: 96
Editor: Mike W. Barr

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "A Penny for Jackie Johnson"
Pages: 14

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted From:
Our Army at War #179 (1967)

Feature Character(s)

• Sgt. Rock (last appearance in Our Army at War #178; next appearance in Our Army at War #181)

Supporting Character(s)

• Easy Company (Sharkey named; last appearance in Our Army at War #178; next appearance in Our Army at War #181)
• Bulldozer (last appearance in Our Army at War #178; next appearance in Our Army at War #181)
• Ice Cream Soldier (last appearance in Our Army at War #178; next appearance in Our Army at War #181)
• Little Sure Shot (last appearance in Our Army at War #178; next appearance in Our Army at War #181)
• Jackie Johnson (last appearance in Our Army at War #178; next appearance in Our Army at War #183)

Villain(s)

• Various Nazi soldiers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Easy Company is joined by a new replacement named Sharkey. The new soldier is a combat vet, but he is a bigot that immediately dislikes Jackie Johnson. Rock and Bulldozer come to Jackie's defense, but they fail to change Sharkey's opinion. Sharkey then gives Jackie a penny like he would give to a beggar which he intends as an insult. Instead of getting angry Jackie remains calm.

In combat Sharkey proves himself a good soldier, but his mouth begins to create problems for Easy. Little Sure Shot wonders when the bigot will target him since he has a different skin color too. When Easy encounters a tank, Sharkey is wounded. Jackie comes to the soldier's aid and despite his own wounds, carries Sharkey to safety. Sharkey then realizes that he was wrong about Jackie, who returns the penny as a symbol of Sharkey's changed attitude.