Unknown Soldier Appreciation (2021)

[MajorHoy]

Perhaps one of the best-known features in DC's Star Spangled War Stories was The Unknown Soldier.

There had previously been mentions of an "Unknown Soldier" in places like Our Army at War #168 (June 1966),


but the character was first billed as a regular feature starting with Star Spangled War Stories #151 (June-July 1970).

That would continue until issue #204 (February-March 1977), and starting with #205, the name of the book changed to Unknown Soldier.
Issue #268 (October 1982) would be the final of that run.


from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. XXV (March 1987)

[signalman112]

Always like getting the UNKNOWN SOLIDER in the early 80's. Like reading the backup features with the other DC Characters.

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[Timothy Hunter]

I'm a fan of Joshua Dysart's Unknown Soldier ongoing along with the Garth Ennis miniseries a decade prior. I assume that those two comics completely contradict all the Unknown Soldier stories that came before and is effectively a reboot?

[MajorHoy]

I'm a fan of Joshua Dysart's Unknown Soldier ongoing along with the Garth Ennis miniseries a decade prior. I assume that those two comics completely contradict all the Unknown Soldier stories that came before and is effectively a reboot?

I never read those, but don't forget that the Unknown Soldier's feature/series originally ran from 1970-1982, which would be pre-CoIE.
Don't know how much DC may have "revamped" that character for the post-CoIE era, nor do I know if any further revamps after those stories were first published may have shifted things back more towards pre-CoIE continuity in the long run.

[signalman112]

Joe Kubert cover to UNKNOWN SOLDIER #250.

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[Ishmael]

The pre-COIE adventures really deserve to be collected in omnibus form or as a Deluxe Hard Cover (something similar to what they did with Jonah Hex in Weird Western Tales). DC's non-superhero titles are among the best things of the '70's - for any company.

[MajorHoy]

From Star Spangled War Stories #151 (June-July 1970):



To be continued . . .

[signalman112]

Joe Kubert cover to UNKNOWN SOLDIER #248.

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[MajorHoy]

DC Comics Presents #42 (February 1982)

[signalman112]

Christmas behind enemy lines.

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