Star Spangled War Stories #165

Joe Kubert's cover for this November 1972 DC issue crackles with wartime tension: a blindfolded American soldier stands before a firing squad while a German officer rushes forward, arms outstretched, demanding "Stop, Amerikaner! Do not execute that man — I can prove he is innocent!" The story title "Witness for a Coward" promises a morally charged mystery at the heart of the Unknown Soldier's world, where enemies and allies blur in the fog of war. It's a gripping single image that earns its 20-cent price tag many times over.