Comic Title: Our Army at War #203
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1969
On Sale Date: December 10, 1968 Newsstand Date December 10, 1968
Source: House Ad, Atom and Hawkman #41, Page 23

Copyright Date December 10, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969

Newsstand Date December 10, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #12

Frequency: Monthly (semi-monthly, Feb.)
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: Joe Kubert

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is labeled 80pg. Giant #G-56.

Title: "Col. Hakawa's Birthday Party"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Gunner and Sarge (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Irving H. Novick

Reprinted From:
Our Fighting Forces #68 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Gunner (last appearance in Our Fighting Forces #67; next appearance in Our Fighting Forces #69)
• Sarge (last appearance in Our Fighting Forces #67; next appearance in Our Fighting Forces #69)

Supporting Character(s)

• Pooch (last appearance in Our Fighting Forces #67; next appearance in Our Fighting Forces #69)

Villain(s)

• Colonel Hakawa (last appearance in Our Fighting Forces #67; next appearance in Our Fighting Forces #69)
• Various Japanese soldiers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several American soldiers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Gunner, Sarge, and a unit of marines defend an island position against repeated Japanese attacks. The Japanese commander Col. Hakawa is a practical joker and constantly plays booby-trap jokes on the marines. He sends an invitation to the marines for his birthday party hoping to lead them into a trap. Gunner and Sarge play their own joke by dropping dummy paratroopers on the enemy. Then they overrun the enemy position. Col. Hakawa escapes, but leaves another booby trap that the marines are barely able to avoid.