SGT. PULASKI
Real Name: Pulaski (first name unrevealed)
Identity/Class: Human (World War II era to post-World War II era)
Occupation: Soldier
Group Membership: U.S. Army (C Company)
Affiliations: Combat Casey, Colonel Corey, Betty Corey, Dudley Corey, Pee-Wee, Percival P. Pennington, Colonel Smith, Lucy Smith, Captain Stone
Enemies: The Chinese military, Kaesong Katie, North Korean guerrillas, General Pak
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Mobile in Korea during the Korean War.
First Appearance: Combat Casey I#8 (Spring, 1953)
Powers/Abilities: Sgt. Pulaski was a capable soldier. He usually carried a rifle and an army knife. Pulaski had above average strength and kept himself in excellent athletic condition.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6'2")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 220 lbs.)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
History:
(Combat Casey I#17/4) - In August 1944, Sgt. Pulaski held a higher rank
than fellow soldiers "Combat" Casey and Percival "Penny" Pennington. He
ordered them to help defend the Red Ball Express convoy, which was
bringing supplies to General George S. Patton's tanks.
(Combat Casey I#8/3) - On the day when a number of showgirls were supposed to visit their camp, Captain Stone ordered Percival "Penny" Pennington to pick them up from a nearby town in a two-and-a-half ton truck. However, Sgt. Pulaski wanted the privilege of picking up the women and falsely claimed to Captain Stone that "Penny" had to go on patrol that night so Captain Stone gave the assignment to Pulaski. After gloating to "Penny," Pulaski got in the truck and drove to town. However, Pulaski wound up waiting in vain for the showgirls to appear, unaware they had been ambushed outside of town by Chinese soldiers. While on patrol, "Penny" rescued the showgirls and brought them to camp. When Sgt. Pulaski finally returned to camp, he was chagrined to discover the showgirls were there dancing with his fellow soldiers.
(Combat Casey I#9/3) - Sgt. Pulaski entertained his fellow soldiers with boastful stories about his romantic exploits. "Penny" listened to his stories and wished he could be more like Pulaski. Even after rescuing a number of beautiful women while on his 24-hour pass, "Penny" continued to think Pulaski was his better at romance.
(Combat Casey I#10/2) - Kaesong Katie and her all-female band of guerrillas performed raids on U.S. ammunition depots to obtain explosives, including that of Sgt. Pulaski's company. With the stolen explosives, they were able to destroy various strategic resources of the U.S. forces but "Penny" came up with a plan to stop them by offering them fashionable women's clothing he obtained from the nurses and U.S.O. performers. Katie and her entourage temporarily gave up on guerrilla activities and when Captain Stone offered "Penny" anything he asked for in return and "Penny" asked to see Sgt. Pulaski smile, Pulaski complied with a slight grin.
(Combat Casey I#11/2) - Sgt. Pulaski's platoon was horrified when Communists tied grenades to the tails of dogs and sent them after US soldiers as walking bombs. The soldiers were forced to shoot the dogs. When "Penny" befriended a cat, the cat diverted the dogs by making them chase her toward the soldiers who sent them. The dogs exploded, killing the Communists and "Penny" eulogized his cat.
(Combat Casey I#12/2) - Sgt. Pulaski sent "Penny" out in a truck to perform supply runs, bringing ammunition to the front lines. When "Penny" caught the guerrilla leader Colonel Pu-Tang, Captain Stone rewarded him with a week's pass and told Sgt. Pulaski to take over "Penny"'s latrine digging detail.
(Combat Casey I#13/2) - Sgt. Pulaski and "Penny" captured a pair of prisoners for Captain Stone, who said he would recommend them both for the silver star. Captain Stone offered to send the soldier with the most medals on a stateside trip with the most beautiful actresses of Broadway and Hollywood. Sgt. Pulaski appeared to have the most medals, as" Penny"'s only decoration was the good conduct medal. Pulaski received his silver star but Captain Stone regretful told "Penny" he had been passed over. While on a supply run, "Penny" had to ditch a truck to evade a Communist blockade and his heroism was noted by an entire delegation of visiting UN representatives and they each gave him a medal, giving him considerably more medals than Pulaski, who realized he'd never win the trip home.
(Combat Casey I#15/3) - Pulaski showed off his muscular body and offered to help train "Penny" to gain muscles so he could impress the women but "Penny" instead won women over by styling their hair.
(Combat Casey I#16/3) - When Colonel Corey's daughter Betty came to visit him on base in Korea, Sgt. Pulaski was given the duty of guarding Betty and preventing other male soldiers from bothering her. However, Betty was an old friend of "Penny"'s and despite Pulaski's efforts, she wanted to spend time with him. While Sgt. Pulaski was escorting Betty on a walk, they were ambushed by two Communist guerrillas, who took them prisoner. "Penny" saved them both and Betty insisted that Pulaski grant her and "Penny" a romantic moment together.
(Combat Casey I#17/3) - Pulaski continued to try to keep "Penny" away from Betty by assigning "Penny" to a variety of different details. After being tormented by explosives used by Betty's little brother Dudley, Sgt. Pulaski ordered "Penny" to babysit Dudley while he continued to serve as Betty's escort. However, Dudley later helped capture a band of guerrillas yet let" Penny" take all the credit. Colonel Corey rewarded "Penny" by letting him escort Betty to a dance while Sgt. Pulaski was again ordered to babysit Dudley. Dudley soon had a lit explosive in the back pocket of Pulaski's pants.
(Combat Casey I#18/3) - Sgt. Pulaski was irritated to find soldiers fawning over "Penny"'s collection of pin-ups so he assigned "Penny" and Pee-Wee to garbage detail. This led to "Penny" and Pee-Wee going on an adventure where they met Lola Lamour and saved her from North Korean spies. Flabbergasted, Pulaski decided there must be something to "Penny"'s pin-ups and so he started his own collection.
(Combat Casey I#20/3) - As the U.S. forces prepared to demobilize from Korea, Colonel Smith asked for a volunteer to remain behind and perform an inventory of all the equipment they left in Korea. Sgt. Pulaski assigned "Penny" to be the "volunteer," although the task was projected to take months. Sgt. Pulaski took an assignment to personally escort Colonel Smith's daughter Lucy in a jeep but they were captured by Communist guerrillas led by General Pak. Lucy left a trail for rescuers to follow, which was picked up by "Penny." "Penny" came to their rescue in a garbage truck and dumped the garbage on their captors, saving Pulaski and Lucy. For saving his daughter, Colonel Smith named" Penny" his guard of honor, speeding up his exit from Korea. Permitted to make any request he liked, "Penny" asked Colonel Smith to let Sgt. Pulaski accompany him home. Aboard the boat leaving for the United States, Pulaski was touched that "Penny" had arranged his early return, declaring "You're an even greater guy than Combat Casey brags you are, Penny!" Looking back at Pusan from the boat, Pulaski, "Penny" and Lucy called back "Good-bye, Korea!"
(Combat Casey I#21/3) - While returning home, the boat Pulaski, "Penny" and Lucy were aboard was sabotaged by stowaways who lit a fire. The three friends resolved to catch the saboteur and set up an evening watch with Pulaski hidden on the deck while "Penny" and Lucy scanned the vessel from atop a smokestack. When "Penny" saw a saboteur appear and set explosives on a lifeboat, he alerted Pulaski and Pulaski caught the saboteur. Just as the man was arrested, another explosion hit the boat and they realized a second saboteur was on the vessel. Lucy found the second saboteur hiding in a smoke stack and was taken hostage but "Penny" rescued her and flung the saboteur into the ocean. The boat carried on safely to San Francisco's harbor.
Comments: Created by Hank Chapman and Robert Q. Sale.
Pulaski was usually used as a supporting character in "Penny"'s solo adventures in Combat Casey. The "Penny" stories were usually much more humorous than the other stories in the series.
Profile by Prime Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Sgt. Pulaski should not be confused with:
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Combat Casey I#18/3, page 1, panel 2 (main)
Combat Casey I#8/3, page 5, panel 4 (face)
Appearances:
Combat Casey I#8-9 (Spring-April, 1953) - Hank Chapman (writer), Robert Q. Sale (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
Combat Casey I#10/2 (June, 1953) - Hank Chapman (writer), Robert Q. Sale (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
Combat Casey I#11-12 (August-October, 1953) - Hank Chapman (writer), Robert Q. Sale (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
Combat Casey I#13/2 (December, 1953) - unidentified writer, Robert Q. Sale (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
Combat Casey I#15-18 (April-October, 1954) - unidentified writer, Robert Q. Sale (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
Combat Casey I#20-21 (February-April, 1955) - unidentified writer, Robert Q. Sale (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
First posted: 07/31/2025
Last updated:
07/31/2025
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