Comic Title: Unknown Soldier #8
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1989
On Sale Date: June 13, 1989 Shipping Date May 16, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #164

Shipping Date May 16, 1989
Source: Previews, #3

Shipping Date May 18, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #5

Copyright Date June 13, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "The Fifth Man"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: James C. Owsley
Penciller: Phil Gascoine
Inker: Arne Starr
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Feature Character(s)

• Unknown Soldier (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #7; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #9)

Supporting Character(s)

• Barry (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #7; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #10)
• Wintley Roth (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #7; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #11)
• Roger Simmons (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #7; next appearance in Unknown Soldier #10)

Villain(s)

• Several Soviet soldiers (no further appearances)
• Colonel Igor Provansk (no further appearances)
• Captain Bogdanov (a KGB agent; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Commander Holland and Blaustein (Navy men; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story takes place on November 19-21, 1987.

Synopsis:
The Unknown Solider and Barry are sent to Siberia. Jack's mission is to kill a top KGB agent while being hunted by the Soviet military. The mission is actually a game between Wintley Roth and his Soviet counterpart Igor Provansk. Every ten years they pit their top agents against one another. Four times, the Unknown Soldier has killed his opponent.

Jack and Barry elude the military and locate the fifth man, Captain Bogdanov. Instead of killing his opposition, Jack captures him, assumes his identity, and escapes the country in a stolen helicopter. The Unknown Soldier and Bogdanov confront their bosses, calling for an end to their game. However, Bogdanov tries to double cross Jack. The Unknown Soldier is too quick and shoots the Soviet agent. By doing so, Roth wins the bet.