Cover Credits |
Artist: Phil Gascoine |
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Comic Title: Unknown Soldier #6
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: May 1989
On Sale Date:
March 28, 1989 Shipping Date March 28, 1989
Source: Previews, #1
Copyright Date March 14, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989
Shipping Date March 2, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #2
Shipping Date March 2, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #160
Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil
Story |
Title: "The Replacement"
Pages: 24
Feature(s):
Unknown Soldier (Post-Crisis)
Writer: James C. Owsley
Penciller: Phil Gascoine
Inker: Bruce D. Patterson
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Feature Character(s)
- Unknown Soldier (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #5; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #7)
Villain(s)
- Wintley Roth (in flashback; earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #11)
Other Character(s)
- An army doctor (in flashback; no further appearances)
- Several army intelligence officers (in flashback; no further appearances)
- Charlotte (a make-up artist; in flashback; no further appearances)
- Chat Noir (an army sergeant; in flashback; no further appearances)
- Louise (Roth's wife; in flashback; no further appearances)
- The Unknown Soldier's predecessor (dies in flashback; no further appearances)
Flashback Appearance(s)
- Unknown Soldier (during World War II; last appearance in Unknown Soldier #2; next appearance in Swamp Thing #82)
Cameo Appearance(s)
- Muammar Qadhafi (in flashback)
Comments:
This story takes place on June 29, 1987.
This story is continued from Unknown Soldier #5 and continues in Unknown Soldier #7.
Synopsis:
Following the death of Qadhafi, the Unknown Soldier flees the country. He falls asleep on the plane and dreams about his first mission.
During World War II he was liberated from a Japanese prison hospital. Army intelligence soon discovered his unique regenerative abilities. Captain Wintley Roth tries to recruit him for an undercover mission. Feeling that he is being used, the Unknown Soldier disguises himself as Roth and tricks the captain's wife. Having established his abilities, the Soldier then agrees to undertake the mission.
The Unknown Soldier poses as a French Resistance agent and tries to assassinate a suspected double agent. The agent turns out to be an army intelligence officer. He knows that the Unknown Soldier has been sent to replace him and commits suicide.
After awakening from his dream, the Unknown Soldier forces the plane to turn around, so that he can return to resolve the crisis.
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