Comic Title: Unknown Soldier #256
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1981
On Sale Date: July 23, 1981 Newsstand Date July 23, 1981
Source: Comic Reader, #192

Newsstand Date July 23, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #56

Newsstand Date July 23, 1981
Source: Amazing Heroes, #3

Copyright Date June 30, 1981
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1981
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date June 30, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #56

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike W. Barr

Title: (No Title)
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Captain Fear

Writer: David Michelinie
Artist: Walter Simonson

Reprinted In:
Art of Walter Simonson TPB (1989)

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Fear (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #255; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Luis Castaleone (dies in this story; last appearance in Unknown Soldier #255; no further appearances)
• A Japanese assassin (dies in this story; last appearance in Unknown Soldier #255; no further appearances)
• Several Spanish soldiers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Sanjo and Captain Fear's crew (last appearance in Unknown Soldier #254; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story, which takes place in Spring 1748, is continued from the second story of Unknown Soldier #255.

Synopsis:
Captain Fear meets Governor Luis Castaleone to exchange a document for gold. Castaleone tries to double-cross the pirate, but the Japanese ninja intrudes upon the meeting and saves Fear's life. A battle then ensues, and the ninja is killed. Captain Fear kills Castaleone and gets away with the gold. In payment to the assassin, though he is dead, Captain Fear returns the document he was trying to protect, and it burns with the governor's ship.