Aquaman #10

A towering, wild-eyed water sprite looms menacingly over a tiny Aquaman and Aqualad on this striking 1963 cover by Nick Cardy, the sheer size difference making the threat feel genuinely daunting as the imp's massive hands churn the water below. The cover text promises a full-length adventure — "The War of the Water Sprites!" — teaming the King of the Seven Seas with his young ally against what Aqualad himself calls "oversized imps." Cardy's dynamic composition gives the whole scene an underwater urgency that makes this an appealing snapshot of early-Silver-Age DC storytelling at its most imaginative.