Aquaman #22

Two red-haired figures — each bearing a striking resemblance to Mera — close in on a trapped Aquaman with drawn swords, while a massive pink sea creature holds him fast, leaving him to wonder aloud, "One coming to save me, one to kill me… but which is which?" Nick Cardy's cover art for this August 1965 issue crackles with underwater tension, framing the story's central mystery with vivid color and dynamic composition. The banner headline promising Mera's powers restored only deepens the intrigue of "The Trap of the Sinister Sea Nymphs.