Adventure Comics #43

From October 1939, this issue of Adventure Comics delivers a gripping maritime crisis right on its cover — a massive ocean liner lists violently in churning seas while a crowded lifeboat of survivors strains against the waves to escape. The Sandman peers down from his portrait medallion at the top, lending an air of mystery to the nautical chaos below. With Fred Guardineer's dynamic cover art setting the tone, and Larry Dean's "Island Uprising" within, this is a vivid snapshot of Golden Age adventure storytelling at full throttle.