Comic Title: Showcase Presents the Unknown Soldier Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2007
On Sale Date: November 22, 2006 Direct Market Date November 22, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #8 (#212)

Direct Market Date November 22, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 552
Editor: Bob Harras

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Blood Is the Code"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Unknown Soldier (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted From:
Star Spangled War Stories #160 (1971)

Feature Character(s)

• Unknown Soldier (last appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #159; next appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #155)

Villain(s)

• Heji Funaga (a Japanese colonel; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Admiral Yamamoto (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Several Japanese soldiers (Capt. Cato named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Various officers in military intelligence (no further appearances)
• Inmates at a P.O.W. camp (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story takes place in 1943. The real Admiral Yamamoto was killed on April 18, 1943.

Synopsis:
The Unknown Soldier masquerades as cryptographer T.E. Link. He allows himself to be captured and is taken to a Japanese prison camp. Colonel Funaga tortures and questions Link. He learns that the Japanese Purple Code has not been cracked by the United States. The Japanese continue to use the code which has in fact been compromised. Admiral Yamamoto, the man behind the attack on Pearl Harbor is shot down by American forces with information obtained from coded Japanese communications. With his mission accomplished, the Unknown Soldier escapes from the camp. Funaga commits suicide for his failure and dishonor.