Comic Title: Our Army at War #85
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1959
On Sale Date: June 2, 1959 Copyright Date June 2, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "Ice Cream Soldier"
Pages: 11

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted In:
G.I. Combat #150 (1971)
Sgt. Rock Special #7 (1990)
Sgt. Rock Archives Vol. 1 HC (2002)
Showcase Presents:Sgt. Rock Vol. 1 TPB (2008)
Vertigo Resurrected:Sgt. Rock:Between Hell and a Hard Place #1 (2012)

Feature Character(s)

• Sgt. Rock (last appearance in Our Army at War #84; next appearance in Our Army at War #86)

Supporting Character(s)

• Easy Company (Vince named; last appearance in Our Army at War #84; next appearance in Our Army at War #86)
• Ice Cream Soldier (Phil Mason; first appearance; last appearance in Our Army at War #232; next appearance in Our Army at War #103)

Villain(s)

• Various German troops (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Phil Mason, a new replacement, joins Easy Company. Phil is just a kid and has no combat experience. When he melts under pressure, the other members of Easy name him the Ice Cream Soldier.

Easy falls under fire. Phil freezes up forcing Sgt. Rock to protect him. Rock is wounded by enemy fire. Phil blames himself for the incident. The rest of Easy continues to tease Phil, calling him Ice Cream Soldier.

Rock reassigns Phil to be the bazookaman's assistant. When tanks attack Easy during a snowstorm, Phil is cut off from the others. Despite a severe case of frostbite, Phil takes out the tanks with the bazooka. Phil survives the experience, keeping the Ice Cream Soldier nickname.