Star Spangled War Stories #162

A striking 1972 entry in DC's long-running war anthology, this issue features the Unknown Soldier against one of the most provocative backdrops imaginable — the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, its inscription demanding the question "Coward or Hero?" in bold, defiant lettering. Joe Kubert's cover depicts a bandage-faced soldier charging forward, grenade raised, while fallen and cowering figures surround him amid fiery chaos, the composition bristling with tension and moral weight. With Robert Kanigher co-writing and Kubert handling both pencils and inks, this 52-page giant for just 25 cents delivers serious wartime drama anchored by the story "Take My Coward's Hand.