Cover: Joe Kubert

Unknown Soldier #248

Feb 1981 · DC · 0.50 USD

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“The Hero Who Never Was!”

In "The Hero Who Never Was!", the Unknown Soldier's long-held secret is exposed when a German agent steals his file—revealing the very origin that has defined him all along. Written by Bob Haney and brought to life by Dick Ayers’ dynamic art, with inks by Gerry Talaoc and colors by Bob LeRose, this 1981 DC issue turns the hero’s past into a weapon. The cover, a striking piece by Joe Kubert, captures the tension of a truth laid bare.

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writer Bob Haney · artist Dick Ayers · inker Gerry Talaoc · colorist Bob LeRose · letterer Esphidy · cover Joe Kubert

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The Unknown Soldier

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writer Bob Haney

artist Dick Ayers

inker Gerry Talaoc

colorist Bob LeRose

letterer Esphidy

cover pencils, inks Joe Kubert

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A secret German agent steals the file on the Unknown Soldier, and learns his origin, which is the same origin that has always been presented up to this point in the storylines.

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