Franklin Rock (New Earth)
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Real Name
Franklin Rock
Current Alias
Aliases
Sgt. Rock, General Rock, Sgt. Rocky; The Rock of Easy; The General of Sergeants, Private Rock; Sgt. Rock; Service number 409966
Identity
Alignment
Affiliation
Relatives
John Michael Rock (father, deceased); John Anderson (stepfather, deceased); Larry Rock (brother); Eddie Rock (brother, deceased); Josh Rock (brother, deceased); Bill Rock (brother); Mickey Rock (brother, deceased); Amy Rock (sister); Ann Rock (sister)
Universe
Characteristics
Status
Marital Status
Occupation
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; former soldier in the United States Army holding the rank of Sergeant; later at the rank of General.
Origin
Origin
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Creators
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History
History of character is unknown.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
None known.
Abilities
None known.
Paraphernalia
Equipment: M-1 Garand cartridge belt, 50 calibre ammunition belts (slung over shoulder)
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: .45 calibre Thompson submachine gun, .45 calibre Colt M1911A1 automatic pistol
Notes
- The character of Frank Rock was created by writer/editor Robert Kanigher. According to Kanigher, neither Rock, nor any of the other soldiers of Easy Company survived World War II. Kanigher's legendary character was allegedly felled by the last bullet fired in the final battle of World War II.
- Sgt. Rock and Easy Company's adventures took place simultaneously on both Earth-One and Earth-Two, with little to no differentiation between them. As such, Rock's continuity is preserved in the Post-Crisis environment.
- Sgt. Rock is somewhat analogous to the Marvel Comics character, Nick Fury.
Trivia
- Sgt. Rock's dogtag number during World War II was 409966. This was also the serial number of Air Force Major Nick Hunter. Allegedly, the number 409966 was writer Robert Kanigher's own dogtag number during the time he spent in the service.[1]
- Frank Rock graduated from Hill Side High School in Pennsylvania.
See Also
- Discuss Franklin Rock (New Earth) on the forums
- Appearances of Franklin Rock (New Earth) (Chronological)
- Appearances of Franklin Rock (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Franklin Rock (New Earth)
- Fan-Art Gallery: Franklin Rock (New Earth)
- Quotations by Franklin Rock (New Earth)
- Volume 1 of Sgt. Rock's self-titled series
- Images featuring Franklin Rock (New Earth)
Recommended Reading
- Our Army at War
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock Special
- Superman (Volume 2) #166 (First appearance as a General)
Links and References
- Sgt. Rock at Wikipedia.org
- Sgt. Rock biography page at the DC Comics Secret Files (PDF format)
- Sgt. Rock page at Fanzing
- Sgt. Rock biography page at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
- Sgt. Rock biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Sgt. Rock chronology index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Sgt. Rock page at the Hembeck Files
- Joe Kubert interview on Sgt. Rock at Silver Bullet Comics
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