Star Spangled War Stories #184

This 1975 DC issue featuring the Unknown Soldier puts its hero in a gripping standoff framed by a circular submarine hatch, gun barrels crowding in from every angle as a bandage-masked figure levels a pistol at a Nazi officer named Heinrich — the cover caption cutting right to the heart of it: "You saved my life, Heinrich… but now… it's my duty to kill you!" Joe Kubert's cover art captures that tension with characteristic grit, the two figures locked in a moment where loyalty and mission pull in opposite directions. David Michelinie and Gerry Talaoc bring the interior story "A Sense of Obligation" to life, making this a compelling chapter in one of DC's most distinctive war titles.