Star Spangled War Stories #190

Joe Kubert's cover for this 1975 DC issue sets an immediate tone of danger and deception: the Unknown Soldier, disguised in a Nazi uniform, lunges menacingly toward a young blond child kneeling over a fallen man who cries out, "Father! Who did this to you?!" The industrial setting and that charged confrontation make it clear that "Project: Omega" — brought to life inside by writer David Michelinie and artist Gerry Talaoc — puts the master of disguise in some morally complex territory. A gripping entry in the long run of Star Spangled War Stories that showcases exactly why the Unknown Soldier remained one of DC's most compelling wartime characters.