Our Army at War #208

At the heart of this 1969 DC war book, a small blonde girl clutching a rag doll stands in an eerie circle of light while Allied and Axis soldiers clash in a fierce melee all around her — a striking image of innocence caught in the chaos of combat. The story title, "A Piece of Rag and a Hank of Hair!", only deepens the poignancy of that cover scene, rendered here by Joe Kubert with his characteristic gritty expressiveness. With Robert Kanigher writing and Russ Heath on interior art, this issue brings together some of the strongest talents working in war comics at the time.