Unknown Soldier #267

A grotesque ringmaster figure looms large on this Joe Kubert cover, leering at the bandage-wrapped Unknown Soldier as he struggles against a bald, purple-coated assailant — all set against a sinister Nazi-emblazoned backdrop that makes the stakes unmistakably dire. The cover's carnival-barker caption, promising "The Death of the Unknown Soldier!" for your entertainment, gives the whole scene a darkly theatrical edge that's hard to look away from. Rounding out this September 1982 issue is a bonus feature spotlighting Enemy Ace and the Viking Commando, with interior work by the reliable team of Robert Kanigher and George Evans.