Unknown Soldier #256

With Big Ben looming in the background and Nazi banners flanking a marching Adolf Hitler through the streets of London, this 1981 DC issue sets up a chilling alternate-history scenario for the bandage-masked Unknown Soldier. Joe Kubert's cover work captures the tension beautifully — the Soldier lurks in the foreground, pistol in hand, alongside anxious civilian onlookers, as the cover copy delivers its stark challenge: stop Hitler, or die trying. Inside, writer Cary Burkett and artist Ric Estrada bring "The War Below the War!" to life, promising the kind of taut wartime intrigue this series delivered so reliably.