Star Spangled War Stories #189

A chilling cover by Ernie Chan sets the stage for this 1975 DC war thriller — the Unknown Soldier, his bandaged face exposed beneath a military officer's cap, clutches a lifelike mask while a searchlight-lit jeep and armed soldier loom in the background, and a blond enemy officer lies sprawled in the foreground, as a speech bubble demands, "Major! What are you doing out there?" The tension of infiltration and deception practically radiates off the page, perfectly suited to the feature story, "The Cadaver Gap Massacres," written by David Michelinie with interior art by Gerry Talaoc. Fans of DC's war comics will find this issue a compelling snapshot of the Unknown Soldier at his most dangerously disguised.