Comic Title: Unknown Soldier #5
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: April 1989
On Sale Date: February 28, 1989 Copyright Date February 28, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Shipping Date January 31, 1989
Source: Direct Currents, #12

Shipping Date February 2, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #156

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "Brother Leader Bites the Dust"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Unknown Soldier (Post-Crisis)

Writer: James C. Owsley
Artist: Phil Gascoine
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Feature Character(s)

• Unknown Soldier (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #4; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Roger Simmons (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #3; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #7)

Villain(s)

• Barry (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #4; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #7)
• Wintley Roth (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #11; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #7)
• Two Muammar Qadhafi impersonators (both die in this story; no further appearances)
• A Libyan terrorist (next appearance in Unknown Soldier #7)
• Several Libyans (Omar named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The Unknown Soldier's cellmate (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Several CIA operatives (Chris, Harry, Tom, and Charley named; no further appearances)
• Claudia Simmons (Roger's daughter; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #11)

Comments:
This story takes place between February 13, 1987 and June 29, 1987.

This story continues in Unknown Soldier #6.

Synopsis:
Following his capture, the Unknown Soldier is held in a prison in El Salvador. In the meantime, Barry continues his business with the CIA. His team follows a Libyan national for several months. He also plots to assassinate Qadhafi.

Wintley Roth, now a colonel, contacts Roger Simmons and arranges to have Jack released from prison. He is recruited to oppose Barry on the behalf of Army Intelligence. The Unknown Soldier replaces Qadhafi's security chief, but is unable to prevent the Libyan leader from choking to death. If Qadhafi does not give a code word during an upcoming speech, a Libyan terrorist will detonate a hydrogen bomb at the United Nations.