Unknown Soldier #231

The bandage-wrapped Unknown Soldier strains against heavy chains, surrounded by helmeted enemy soldiers — one bearing a skull insignia — as the cover tagline asks whether he's traded his life for a friend's in what might be his final hour. Joe Kubert's cover art crackles with tension, bathing the chained figure in an eerie pink glow while bayonets and grasping hands close in from every angle. With "Bridge of No Return!" as the story title and that ominous September 1979 question hanging overhead, this is a compelling snapshot of DC's gritty WWII storytelling at full dramatic pitch.