Star Spangled War Stories #177

Ken Barr's cover for this January 1974 issue pulls no punches: the Unknown Soldier — his face heavily bandaged — grapples desperately with an enemy soldier atop a Nazi-flagged locomotive barreling through a war-torn landscape, with armed German troops riding the train and explosions erupting along the tracks below. It's a visceral, kinetic image that captures the series' signature blend of tension and high-stakes danger perfectly. "The Hornet's Nest!" promises another gritty WWII adventure for DC's most enigmatic operative.