Comic books in 'Soldier', graded by CBCS

(A-1 Comics #55) Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Raymond C. Krank, Mart Bailey, Creig Flessel and Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #55. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, in a series revived for the Korean War. The history of the U.S. Marine Corps; Marines must overcome their prejudices and animosity toward each other to become a fighting unit; The true story of the Battle of Wake Island. The Red Road of Death!; Birth of the Marines; Wake!; The Secret of Korea; Fighting '23. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Toby. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #68. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, in a series revived for the Korean War. A pilot flies night raids over Korea; The story of the battle of Tripoli, remembered in song in the Marines' Hymn; Profiles of the U.S.M.C. Hall of Fame. The Man in the Flying Nightmare; Marine Boot Camp; The Shores of Tripoli!; "Look After My Billy!"; Mister Marine Corps; The Spirit of Semper Fi!. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Magazine Enterprises. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Frank Bolle. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #68. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, in a series revived for the Korean War. A hillbilly named McCoy brings his family feud to Korea; The story of the battle of Tarawa during WWII; A pilot struggles to regain his nerve after being shot down over enemy territory. A-Feudin' and a-Fightin'; The Bloodiest Battle in History!; Boogie Woogie Battle; Flight Into Fury; Initiation Into Fear! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Cary Nord. Cover by Raul Allen. Before X-O Manowar… Before Ninjak… The world was changed in the trenches… The unbreakable all-star superteam known as UNITY has saved the planet, and the world is in its debt…but is this the first time a band of exceptional heroes and soldiers has rescued humanity from a doomsday threat? The Eternal Warrior remembers, and, one hundred years ago, behind a curtain of barbed wire and corpses, he led another team of valiant champions on a life-or-death mission that changed the very course of history. Now, for the first time, find out why the world needs UNITY…and why there has always been one to stand against the threats no ordinary team could match! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by ChrisCross. Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Khari Evans. Before X-O Manowar… Before Ninjak… The world was changed in the trenches… The unbreakable all-star superteam known as UNITY has saved the planet, and the world is in its debt…but is this the first time a band of exceptional heroes and soldiers has rescued humanity from a doomsday threat? The Eternal Warrior remembers, and, one hundred years ago, behind a curtain of barbed wire and corpses, he led another team of valiant champions on a life-or-death mission that changed the very course of history. Now, for the first time, find out why the world needs UNITY…and why there has always been one to stand against the threats no ordinary team could match! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

This title formerly called Star-Spangled War Stories; see Our Army at War #168 for 1st app. Cover by Joe Kubert. Legends Never Die!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier helps hold a vital position during the Battle of the Bulge; Flashback to his childhood, and the explosion that made him the Unknown Soldier. And Then There Was One, script by Steve Skeates, art by Ric Estrada; Details on how Lt. Larry Rock recieved the head-wound that causes him spells of momentary madness; Larry Rock is the brother of Sgt. Rock, who's stories take place in the Pacific. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

Cover by Al Milgrom. Coward, Take My Hand!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier helps the morale of an American unit in North Africa. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney and Larry Hama. Art by Joe Kubert and Russ Heath. The Unknown Soldier becomes a tank commander in "Man of War" by Bob Haney and Joe Kubert, reprinted from Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC #3-204) #159. Plus: "In Country a Viet-Nam Scrapbook" by Larry Hama and Russ Heath. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney and Robert Kanigher. Art by Dick Ayers, Alex Saviuk, Romeo Tanghal, Duffy Vohland and Frank Giacoia. Can a bugle sound the difference between defeat and victory? Find out in the Unknown Soldier story "Taps at Arlington!" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Romeo Tanghal. Chat Noir appearance. Plus: The story of the invention of the parachute and its role in World War II in "The Silk Umbrella of Death!" by Robert Kanigher, Alex Saviuk, Duffy Vohland and Frank Giacoia. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney and Bill Kelley. Art by Dick Ayers, Fred Carrillo and Gerry Talaoc. Behind enemy lines, can the Unknown Soldier save the Secret Crown? Find out in..."Heroes Don't Have Crowns" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. Plus: Andy Stewart, Combat Nurse in "Coward's Debt" by Bill Kelley and Fred Carrillo. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Get the Desert Fox!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier attempts to assassinate German field marshal Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox. 32 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. To Save a Sparrow!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; Secret Agent Sparrow is captured by the Germans, and the Unknown Soldier offers to take his place to save him from torture. The Last March, script by Bob Rozakis, art by Ric Estrada; Civil War story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Bridge of No Return!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; Chat Noir and Sparrow rescue the Unknown Soldier from a Gestapo torturer. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. The Invisible Traitor!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier and Chat Noir find a traitor in a French Resistance Cell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Evans coverCover by George Evans. Death in Blue and Gray!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Romeo Tanghal; Continuation of last issues battle between Count Von Stauffen and the Unknown Soldier. Return to Beach Red, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Maurice Whitman, inks by Francisco Chiaramonte; WWII Pacific Infantry story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. An Honorable Betrayal!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier blows up a Japanese base and frees an ungrateful man from an internment camp. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. No God in St. Just!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier and Chat Noir convince an all-black unit that it is worth fighting the Nazis. Christmas Dinner, script by Janus Mitchell, art by Tenny Henson; WWII Infantry Christmas story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Operation: Pied Piper!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier poses as the Pied Piper to rescue some children caught in front of the Allied advance. Snowman in the Oven!, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by John Celardo; WWII Infantry story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. The 20 Mile Rabbit Hole!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier and Sparrow stop the Nazi's from tunnelling underneath the English Channel and invading England. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Last 40c cover-priced issue. Cover by Joe Kubert. Red Flows the Don!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier travels to Russia, and meets Anvil, the secret Russian resistance leader. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney, Cary Burkett and Robert Kanigher. Art by Dick Ayers, Tom Yeates, Gerry Talaoc and Dan Adkins. By reaching the oasis alive, has the Unknown Soldier performed a valuable service for...the Third Reich? Don't miss the relentless Rommel in..."Only the Desert Wins" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. Plus: The Ruptured Duck untitled story by Cary Burkett, Ayers and Dan Adkins. And: 2-page story "Warrior Son" by Robert Kanigher and Tom Yeates. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney, Cary Burkett and Robert Kanigher. Art by Dick Ayers, Tom Mandrake, Gerry Talaoc and John Celardo. Will the Unknown Soldier leave the Warsaw Ghetto with...the dead? Find out in..."Season in Hell!" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. Plus: The Ruptured Duck story "The Jinx of the Duck!" by Cary Burkett, Ayers and John Celardo. And: 2-page story "The Last Greek" by Robert Kanigher and Tom Mandrake. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Doorway of Destiny!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The "real" origin of the Unknown Soldier is revealed; Details of his time after he was disfigured, and his first mission are detailed; Also the first meeting with Mrs. Doolittle and Sparrow are shown; This is a new origin for the Unknown Soldier. Mask of a Maqui, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by John Celardo; Marie is disfigured in an explosion, but is restored at the end of the story. Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman, art by Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Joe Kubert. The Traitor Without a Face!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; When the Unknown Soldier pretends to defect to the Germans to stop a German Scientist from perfecting a terror weapon, all the DC battle stars come after him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Thou Shalt Not Kill!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier and a monk travel to Germany to find a traitor. I, The Executioner [Hell in the Heavens Part One], script by Robert Kanigher, art by John Severin; The Enemy Ace must carry out the dying wish of a British pilot. Eternal Sentinel, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Tenny Henson; WWII Pacific Airforce story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Joe Kubert. The Subway War!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier travels to New York to flush out a Nazi Collaborator. Weird War Games humor strip by Dave Manak. Midnight and Murder [Hell in the Heavens Part Three], script by Robert Kanigher, art by John Severin; The Enemy Ace fulfills a dying British pilots last request. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney, David Michelinie and Cary Burkett. Art by Dick Ayers, Walt Simonson, Ric Estrada and Gerry Talaoc. The Unknown Soldier faces death on the Yangtze River in "The Lotus and the Tiger!" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. First appearance of Lady Jade. Plus: Captain Fear in an untitled story by David Michelinie and Walt Simonson. And: Dateline: Frontline story "The Battle of Bataan!" by Cary Burkett and Ric Estrada. All stories continue next issue. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney, Cary Burkett, David Michelinie and Steve Utley. Art by Dick Ayers, Ric Estrada, Walt Simonson, Denys Cowan, Gerry Talaoc and Dan Adkins. When Adolf Hitler invades London, the Unknown Soldier must stop him...or die trying...in "The War Below the War!" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. Plus: Dateline: Frontline story "Death March!" by Cary Burkett and Ric Estrada. Also: Captain Fear in an untitled story by David Michelinie and Walt Simonson. Continued from last issue. And: World War II Marine story "Bushido" by Steve Utley, Denys Cowan and Dan Adkins. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Joe Kubert. 'Til Armageddon Do Us Part!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier escapes the Nazis. Blood Brothers!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jack Sparling; Vietnam Infantry story. Requiem for a PT Boat [You Can't Bury the Dead! Part 1], script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Adrian Gonzalez, inks by Sam Grainger; Flashback to how Captain Storm lost his leg; cameo appearance by John Kennedy. War Games humor strip by Dave Manak. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Joe Kubert. His Eye is on the Sparrow!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; Sparrow recovers from a coma suffered in #250; appearance of Chat Noir. Swan Song!, script by Steve Mitchell, art by Dan Spiegle; WWII Infantry Story. PT 109 is Missing! [You Can't Bury the Dead! Part Two], script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Adrian Gonzalez, inks by Sam Grainger; Captain Storm rescues John Kennedy after his PT boat is destroyed. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney and Robert Kanigher. Art by Dick Ayers, Ric Estrada, John Severin and Gerry Talaoc. Is the creature on the cover a fiend from Hell...or the Unknown Soldier's greatest disguise? Find out in..."Hour of the Beast!" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. Lady Jade appearance. Plus: Civil War story "They Rode to the Sound of the Guns" by Haney and Ric Estrada. And: Enemy Ace in "Death of a Double! [I Am My Own Executioner: Part 2]" by Robert Kanigher and John Severin. Story continued from previous issue. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Death Sub, U.S.N., script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier stops a Japanese plan to infect the Navy with a plague. Debt of Blood! [Killers of the Sky! Part Two], script by Robert Kanigher, art by Dan Spiegle; Lt. Savage takes a blind boy to the Enemy Ace, so he can be taken to a German doctor. Upon the Gallows Tree!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by A. Mushynsky; Tomahawk is found guilty of attempting to assassinate General Washington. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Saint in a Tin Pot!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; Unknown Soldier must find a murderer. Young Losers -- Young Lions!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by George Evans; Some kids help the Losers on a mission. The Bounty Hunters [A Very Private Hell Part One], script by Robert Kanigher, art by John Severin; Enemy Ace battles Balloon Buster. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney and Robert Kanigher. Art by Dick Ayers, John Severin, George Evans and Gerry Talaoc. Chained to a killer, can the Unknown Soldier save himself from a crushing doom? Find out in..."Marauder...or Murderer??" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. Plus: Enemy Ace vs. the Balloon Buster in "The Substitute Ace [A Very Private Hell: Part 2]" by Robert Kanigher and John Severin. Continued from previous issue; continues next issue. And: The Viking Commando in "Decorate -- and Arrest!" by Kanigher and George Evans. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Joe Kubert. Get the Desert Fox!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier attempts to assassinate German field marshal Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox. 32 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Joe Kubert. Destroy Wolf Lair.. And Die!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier takes a captured Nazi Sub into a sub pen to destroy it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Don Heck and Joe Kubert (alterations). The Hammer of Glory!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier and Scarf (Head of French Resistance) recapture a historic French artifact from Georing. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Joe Kubert. The Hero Who Never Was!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; 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. Swan Song for a Dead Duck!, script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Rodin Rodriguez; The Ruptured Duck rescues it's crewmen from a POW camp. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Joe Kubert. Doorway of Destiny!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The "real" origin of the Unknown Soldier is revealed; Details of his time after he was disfigured, and his first mission are detailed; Also the first meeting with Mrs. Doolittle and Sparrow are shown; This is a new origin for the Unknown Soldier. Mask of a Maqui, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by John Celardo; Marie is disfigured in an explosion, but is restored at the end of the story. Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman, art by Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Joe Kubert. The Traitor Without a Face!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; When the Unknown Soldier pretends to defect to the Germans to stop a German Scientist from perfecting a terror weapon, all the DC battle stars come after him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.40.

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He's a soldier. A man who's made a career of following orders, going where he's sent and doing what he's told. But the times have changed and so has he. The gung-ho career militarist's experiences have made him disillusioned and bitter...and his life and the experience of war will never be the same again. Meet THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER...but don't expect him to be like any other soldier you've ever met before. And don't expect the 12-issue UNKNOWN SOLDIER maxi-series to be like any other war comic you've ever read. Not by a long shot. Because not only will you be introduced to the horrors of one man's war, but you'll also get to know the man himself as the SOLDIER's true origin and secrets are revealed over the course of the series. But first he'll have to go through the process of "Looking for Charlie" as his commanders send him to Cambodia and he finds himself trapped between the Viet Cong and a group of deadly arms smugglers. THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER is a 12-issue New Format maxi-series written by Jim Owsley and drawn by British artist Phil Gascoine. Cover by Gascoine. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.

In the frozen wastelands of Siberia, the Soldier takes on his Soviet counterpart in a duel to the death...but the Soldier refuses to kill. Written by Jim Owsley, with art by Phil Gascoine and Arne Starr. Cover by Gascoine. New Format. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.75.

The saga of the Unknown Soldier comes to its dramatic conclusion as, broken by the deaths of everyone he ever loved, the Soldier unwittingly stumbles toward the General's final revenge. Written by Jim Owsley, with art by Phil Gascoine. Cover by Gascoine. New Format. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.75.

First Printing No roman numeral in top right of cover. A maverick CIA agent navigates a minefield of dirty tricks and black operatives as he embarks on a globe-hopping search for the legendary military operative known only as Codename Unknown Soldier. Sergeant Rock meets Apocalypse Now in this fast-paced tale by Garth Ennis and Kilian Plunkett that explores battlefield morality and the complex nature of patriotism. Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.

The search for the Unknown Soldier continues: CIA agent William Clyde uncovers chilling new information about the legendary covert operative, and has a bloody, face-to-face encounter with the murderous black op known as Screwball. Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Kilian Plunkett. Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.

The search for the Unknown Soldier continues: To elude a team of ruthless assassins, Agent Clyde must join forces with Screwball. Plus, Agent Andersen's whereabouts are revealed. Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Kilian Plunkett. Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.

Agent Clyde at last confronts his elusive quarry--the mysterious Unknown Soldier--only to learn that he's been a pawn in a twisted game of intrigue. Clyde has been dragged into a decades-old trail of international espionage, and it just might end with him. Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Kilian Plunkett. Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.

Limited Edition Variant cover by Richard Corben. Written by Joshua Dysart Art by Alberto Ponticelli. Welcome to Northern Uganda. In 2002, it's a place where tourists are hacked to death with machetes, 12-year-olds with AK-47s wage war, and celebrities futilely try to get people to care. Moses Lwanga is a pacifist doctor caught at the center. But when his life is threatened, Moses suddenly realizes he knows how to kill all too well. What is this voice telling him the only way to fix what's wrong with the country is by slaughtering those responsible? And what is Moses' connection to another past bandage-wrapped warrior? Written by Joshua Dysart (SWAMP THING, B.P.R.D. 1946), who spent a month in Uganda doing research, with art by Alberto Ponticelli (Sam & Twitch) and covers by Igor Kordey (New X-Men), UNKNOWN SOLDIER is a monthly-shipping, all-new interpretation of the classic DC character. ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.