Appearing in Unknown Soldier: "They Came from Shangri-La"
Featured Characters:
- "Capt. Shales" (First appearance)
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Jimmy Doolittle
- Chinese soldiers
Locations:
- Free China
- 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 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 were hailed as heroes.
The Unknown Soldier return to America to report to his superiors on the success of the Doolittle Raid.
Appearing in Enemy Ace: "Flaming Bait"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Erich Schloss (Single appearance)
- Werner Schloss (Single appearance)
- Weber
Locations:
- Arras
- Black Forest
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Enemy Ace: "Flaming Bait"
This story is reprinted from Our Army at War #153.
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.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss Star-Spangled War Stories Vol 1 151 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Star-Spangled War Stories series
Recommended Reading
- Star-Spangled War Stories #151 to #204
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 2)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 3)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 4)
Links and References
- No external links.
