Comic Title: Star Spangled War Stories #160
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1971
On Sale Date: October 14, 1971 Newsstand Date October 14, 1971
Source: House Ad, Star Spangled War Stories #159, Page 46

Newsstand Date October 14, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #8

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Joe Kubert

Title: "Blood Is the Code"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Unknown Soldier (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents the Unknown Soldier Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Unknown Soldier (last appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #159; next appearance in Star Spangled War Stories #155)

Villain(s)

• Heji Funaga (a Japanese colonel; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Admiral Yamamoto (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Several Japanese soldiers (Capt. Cato named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Various officers in military intelligence (no further appearances)
• Inmates at a P.O.W. camp (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story takes place in 1943. The real Admiral Yamamoto was killed on April 18, 1943.

Synopsis:
The Unknown Soldier masquerades as cryptographer T.E. Link. He allows himself to be captured and is taken to a Japanese prison camp. Colonel Funaga tortures and questions Link. He learns that the Japanese Purple Code has not been cracked by the United States. The Japanese continue to use the code which has in fact been compromised. Admiral Yamamoto, the man behind the attack on Pearl Harbor is shot down by American forces with information obtained from coded Japanese communications. With his mission accomplished, the Unknown Soldier escapes from the camp. Funaga commits suicide for his failure and dishonor.