Star Spangled War Stories #173

Joe Kubert's cover for this September 1973 DC issue pulls no punches — a massive, roaring strongman hoists the bandage-faced Unknown Soldier overhead while a crowd of armed soldiers and a forest of blades close in from every direction. The tagline says it all: the Unknown Soldier battles for his life, "No Holds Barred!" It's a gripping snapshot of DC's war anthology at its most visceral, with Kubert's dynamic linework making the desperate odds feel utterly convincing.