Star-Spangled War Stories #151 is an issue of the series Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1970.
Synopsis for Unknown Soldier: "They Came from Shangri-La"
1942, the Empire of Japan have been relentless in their conquest of East Asia. The man known only as the Unknown Soldier undertake a special mission. Assuming the identity of an Air-Force officer, Captain Shales, he is sent to the USS Hornet where he joins a B-25 crew to take part in the Doolittle Raid.
After unleashing their bombs on the Japanese cities, and their fuel spent, the Unknown Soldier lands his bomber in China. He and the bomber crew come under attack by the enraged Japanese soldiers. The Soldier and the crew set the plane on fire and flee under the cover of the heavy black smoke. They soon encounter Chinese guerrillas, who are skeptical of the pilots and mistaken for German spies. However, the Unknown Soldier show them wrong by defeating one of the guerrillas' strongest men in hand-to-hand combat while sparing his life. The guerrillas welcome the B-25 raiders to Chunking where they are hail as heroes.
The Unknown Soldier soon return to America to report to his superiors on the success of the Doolittle Raid.
Appearing in Unknown Soldier: "They Came from Shangri-La"
Featured Characters:
- "Capt. Shales" (First appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Jimmy Doolittle
- Chinese soldiers
Locations:
- Free China
- Chunking
- Tokyo
- Yokohama (Mentioned only)
- Yokosuka (Mentioned only)
- Kobe (Mentioned only)
- Osaka (Mentioned only)
- Shangri-La (April 8, 1942)
- Washington, D.C. (1942)
- Pentagon
- Pearl Harbor (1941) (Flashback only)
- Somewhere in Europe (1914 - 1918) (Flashback only)
- Somewhere in Asia (1898 - 1902) (Flashback only)
- United States of America (1861 - 1865) (Flashback only)
- United States of America (1776 - 1783) (Flashback only)
Items:
- Twin-50's
Vehicles:
- Black P-38
- 16x Black P-25 (Some got destroyed)
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- USS Hornet (CV-8)
Synopsis for Enemy Ace: "Flaming Bait"
This story is reprinted from Our Army at War #153.
Appearing in Enemy Ace: "Flaming Bait"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Erich Schloss (Single appearance)
- Werner Schloss (Single appearance)
- Weber
Locations:
- France
- Arras
- Black Forest
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- The Unknown Soldier becomes the regular title feature with this issue. With issue #205, the series title changes to The Unknown Soldier.
- "Flaming Bait" was originally printed in Our Army at War #153.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Unknown Soldier Recommended Reading
- Star-Spangled War Stories #151– #204
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 2)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 3)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 4)
- World War II Recommended Reading
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 1)
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
- All-American Men of War (Volume 1)
- All-Out War (Volume 1)
- Blackhawk (Volume 1)
- Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
- Capt. Storm (Volume 1)
- Four-Star Battle Tales (Volume 1)
- G.I. Combat (Volume 1)
- Men of War (Volume 1)
- Military Comics (Volume 1)
- Our Army at War (Volume 1)
- Our Fighting Forces (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 2)
- Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
- Weird War Tales (Volume 1)