We begin with the Unknown Soldier in "Invasion Game" by Bob Haney and Joe Kubert. The Unknown Soldier assumes the guise of a salesmen and is dropped into occupied France between June 2nd and June 5th, 1944. He meets up with a French resistance leader named Chat Noir. The leader was a former U.S. Army sergeant who was railroaded because he is black. Chat Noir and his group, the Nightingales, then help the Unknown Soldier in an attack of Fleur-Le-Duc. The attack is successful, but the Nazis regroup to take back their position.
Chat Noir gets the Unknown Soldier to safety after the latter is injured. He is upset that so many of his men have been killed. The Unknown Soldier then reveals that the attack was a feint to draw the German military away from Normandy so that the D-Day Invasion could commence the following day.
The Unknown Soldier and Chat Noir then return to America where they become friends and confidants. This was reprinted in Showcase Presents The Unknown Soldier Vol. 1 TPB (2007).
We end with Enemy Ace in "Killer of the Skies" by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert and reprinted from Showcase #57 (1965). Continuing from the last issue, while returning from a mission low on fuel, Enemy Ace is attacked by a French plane. He manages to escape the enemy's sights, then returns fire. He downs the French fighter and a bomber, but he is wounded in the encounter.
After returning to base, Von Hammer witnesses two German pilots fleeing from a Canadian ace called the Hunter. Enemy Ace forces the pilots to meet Hunter's challenge. They are both shot down by the Canadian's superior flying skills. Enemy Ace vows to meet the Hunter in the skies at a later time.
Von Hammer recovers from his wounds and takes to the air to meet the Hunter. Both pilots are skilled and manage to damage their opponent's plane. Both pilots bring their planes in for crash landings. Von Hammer is uninjured, but the Hunter soon dies from the injuries sustained in the crash.
Edited by Joe Kubert.
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