Avengers 1959 #3

Halfway through this five-part Marvel limited series, Avengers 1959 #3 delivers a cover that crackles with mid-century espionage energy — a blonde, pointy-eared woman in a black costume surges forward through ocean spray, flanked by a feral white-haired figure, a hulking gunman in animal skins, and a cool-headed agent gripping a pistol, all set against a dramatic moonlit sky filled with wheeling seagulls. Howard Chaykin handles both the writing and the art here, bringing his characteristic sharp linework to this Cold War-era team of operatives caught in what looks like a desperate, waterborne charge. If you've been following this stylish look back at Marvel's shadowy 1959 past, this issue keeps the momentum going in fine form.