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WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATION IN CREATING ‘THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER’ IN RELATION TO The Unknown Soldier is very important to RACE, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY? recognize in comic books because he is a character that even people who love comic books seem to dismiss. As a character, The Unknown Soldier gives us an opportunity to The concepts of race, discuss concepts of race, culture, and identity. culture, and identity are People of color can relate to The Unknown prominent throughout Soldier because, oftentimes they might want the comics in which The to hide the color of their skin to be seen as Unknown Soldier is more than just a designated race. In defying displayed in. The the stereotypes that may be given to them Unknown soldier is a immediately when someone sees the color of character who has their skin, if they are able to mask their race, bandages all over his they are seen beyond the color of their skin. In face from being injured my penultimate point, this can relate to the during World War II. This masked identity of The Unknown Soldier and is one example in which how he is not confident in his body and the we can see hidden way he looks post-accident. Finally, culture is identity within comics, oftentimes masked when someone is hiding specifically in The their race, they are also shamed of the culture Unknown Soldier comics. that they come from in that the color of their skin will determine the way in which someone views them. 2 23 Closing Editorial Statement… Who Created The Unknown Soldier? Joe Kubert A Polish Born American The Unknown Soldier is a fictional comic book comic book artist who character that is featured predominantly in war worked for DC comics. comics. The Unknown Soldier was a soldier in Kubert has spent his whole life surrounded by WWII, fighting for America and freedom for the comics and has inflicted United States. The Unknown Soldier masks his this on his students and identity and doesn’t make it an objective in his children. Kubert has heroic missions to be recognized for all of the been in the comic and graphic novel industry good things he does for American citizens. The since he was 11 years Unknown Soldier was unfortunately injured in the old. war and was left with scars covering his whole face, this is why he is wrapped up with bandages. The four characters discussed throughout this booklet help us in developing the overall Robert Kanigher characterization of The Unknown Soldier and Kanigher is an American comic different characters that can relate to him. When book artist who had worked analyzing characters, especially in comic books it closely with the Wonder Woman comics for over twenty years. is important to look at subsequent characters that He has also spent many years can relate to the character that is being analyzed. working closely with Joe When searching for characters in relation to The Kubert, on the Sgt. Rock Unknown Soldier, I gained a lot of information character who is a main character in a lot of the comics about The Unknown Soldier. that The Unknown Soldier has featured in. He has received many awards and is important to recognize when discussing 22 The Unknown Soldier. 3 How might The Unknown Soldier feel in day T to day life? H The Unknown E Soldier was first displayed in Our HIDDEN U Army At War issue 168, released in N June 1966. DISGUISED K N O This comic book UNIDENTIFIED W character is named after The N Tomb of the STRONG Unknown soldier S which is a monument in O Arlington, IMPACTFUL L Virginia. This monument was D created to notice I the soldiers who PRIDEFUL

E had fallen in the How is this related to The R war but were Unknown Soldier, as a comic never identified. book character? 4 21 CULTURE The Unknown Soldier as a character…

Wears bandages Depicts the on his face to hardships and cover the scars violence that Is a fictional from WWII. took place war comics during WWII. Represents all of the character, in DC comics. soldiers that have fallen in the war and were never identified.

If one feels the need to mask Culture is related to their personal both identity and race in appearance such the sense of taking as The Unknown pride in who you are Soldier, their and where you come culture and from. where they come from is also 20 masked. 5 Harry IDENTITY Who is Harry? The Unknown Soldiers brother. Saved the Unknown Soldiers life, but Was also in the “couldn’t save my face,” war at the same said The Unknown time as The Soldier. Unknown Soldier. His brother is one of the reasons as to why The Unknown Due to the Unknown Identity in this sense Soldier was so Soldiers face constantly can relate to race. In the war at the being covered up, he is Oftentimes with early part of World successful in being feeling the desire to hide people of out of the War II. an ‘undercover who he is and what he looks ‘norm’ (people of agent.’ like. color) identities that are commonly judged due to the Harry helps in giving us the Harry in comic… color of their skin. characterization of The Unknown Including Soldier and his selfishness is A lot of people can relate to the generalized noted from his response when his Unknown Soldier in the way that brother fell over the bomb for him. stereotypes around we all sometimes feel the need those specific races, to mask who we are so we are people of color may seen for our personality instead feel the need to 6 of our physical appearance. mask their identity. This is slightly ironic, because up until this point we did not know that about the Unknown Soldier and his accident, we find RACE out about this more into this page, in the fourth panel.

People of color can resonate This is the with The Unknown Solider. The point in Unknown Soldier does not feel which the identity of comfortable with the scars The Unknown covering his face, therefore, he Soldier would covers it up with bandages. forever be questioned. He soon would cover his face, and blame his In the newer Unknown Soldier brother for his following comics, The Unknown soldier is days on the clearly black, as you can seen from Earth with the way his the little skin he shows. look. His brother fell on-top of the bomb to save his life, and People of color can relate to The he is still angry at his Unknown Soldier in the feeling of brother for having to mask what they look like not doing for acceptance in society. This is enough to similar to the Unknown Soldier Race is a major protect the role in Unknown because he doesn't’t want his Soldiers face. physical appearance to take away characterization from all of the good he does for the of The Unknown world. Soldier. 7 Why should The Unknown Soldier thank his Who should care about The Unknown brother Harry? Soldier?

Although The Unknown Soldier had severe trauma to his face, this, sadly, is what gave him the courage to save people.

The trauma, in-turn ’helped’ the Unknown Soldier in developing his characterization and what made him such a fun character to read about in the comics he 1. Anyone who has known someone that has was present in. been in the service can resonate with the character, The Unknown Soldier. He is a great depiction of what soldiers may have undergone while in the services. Harry in fact did not 2. Anyone that has ever felt hidden behind their ruin The Unknown Soldiers life, but own identity, and had to mask who they are. helped The Unknown 3. Anyone that likes ANY kind of comic! The Soldier in not being Unknown Soldier is very, well…unknown, he is Due to Harry saving The so shallow, and cold Unknown Soldiers life, The hearted. an astounding hero and can relate to almost any Unknown Soldier now has a human being that walks on Earth! chance to be the hero that he will be in the upcoming Who is William Clyde? comics. EVERYONE! 8 17 Why do these characters matter? William Clyde

Harry helps us in learning Who is William A comic book Harry more about The Unknown Clyde? character who Soldier as a character and why was first he is covered in bandages. introduced in William Clyde's mission A CIA agent The Unknown in life is to find the that seems to Soldier Vol. 1. hidden identity behind William be searching He is later seen The Unknown Soldier, for the Clyde in Vol. 2, 3 and wont let him hide Unknown 4. behind the bandages. Soldier. Sgt. Rock is a close ally of Somewhat of a villain, Sgt. Rock The Unknown Soldier and His mission and job he tries to find out who helps in developing the in life is to find out The Unknown Soldier heroic qualities of The the real identity of is, even though he Unknown Soldier in the war. The Unknown doesn't want to be Ed Marks has many Soldier, and his story discovered. similarities with The Ed and mission in life. Unknown Soldier and Marks their experiences in the war. He has also William Clyde forces Developing the everyone to care about the had hardships during Unknown Soldier his time in fighting into who he is hidden identity behind The Unknown Soldier. for the U.S. today. 16 9 A War Comic series This comic has William Clyde outlining the Vietnam War, many parallels This is one way that we can assumes that The to show the hardships that to the comics see The Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier the soldiers in this war that The feeling anger towards his now wants his identity endured. Unknown hidden identity. to be revealed. Soldier appears in such as Our In reality, Army At War The and the Sgt. Unknown Rock series. Soldier is doing just fine taking other This includes peoples the battles identity who ‘deserve’ it. that all U.S. These were soldiers face his heroic especially tendencies, when they depicted in were forced to this cover. fight for America in The Vietnam War and WWII. Sergeant Rock and The Unknown Soldier… 10 15 Ed Marks Sgt. Rock

Also created by Who is Ed Marks? A soldier in the Who is Sgt. Rock? Kubert and Vietnam War. He Kanigher. is called a Known as a rookie ‘greenie’ because A fictional war First appeared in soldier in the comic he is a new comics character, Our Army At War book The Nam. soldier in the war he premieres in issue 83. He was and that is what There are many challenges many of the premiered before they call new that soldiers have to face same comics as The Unknown soldiers. when entering the war. The Unknown Soldier. This includes battles that Soldier. Kanigher relates Sgt. Rock they face on their own and battles that every soldier to his own life, by giving him Kanighers own has to encounter. Ed Marks Ed Marks can military serial number. learned all of these first resonate with The WHY IS THIS hand and did not have an Unknown Soldier RELEVANT? overall pleasant because they both experience in the war like went through a lot of trauma during their What parallels are there some of the other time in the war. characters (Sgt. Rock). He between Sgt. Rock and The Unknown Soldier that ends up finishing his tour helps in developing their in Vietnam and goes characterization? home. 14 11 Sgt. Rock Ruthless and an Sgt. Rock has not The Unknown aggressive combat fighter faced as many Soldier has had who takes out any hardships as The many struggles enemies in his way. Unknown Soldier. regarding his facial features and Died at the hidden identity. close of WWII. These are Depictions of hardships that soldiers and Sgt. Rock has not what it was like had to face. Sgt. Rock is the fighting in WWII. Both stereotypical Allies of Soldiers in missions of soldier in which one WWII, and both the soldiers fights for his another. originally from were country and later America but beneficial dies in using his fighting for fighting body to shield an elsewhere. for America Sgt. Rock, is a more well innocent young and what is known comic book character, child, in DC best for in comparison to The Universe: Legacies American Unknown Soldier. This is the #4. citizens. main reason as to why I chose him as a point of Saves people comparison. He was a close without the ally to the Unknown Soldier need to be and played an important role recognized in War Comics. The12 Unknown Soldier 13