Big Town #50

From DC's Big Town comes this intriguing April 1958 issue featuring the story "Mystery of the Time Capsule!" — a large cylindrical capsule dominates the cover, inscribed with greetings from the citizens of Big Town 1958 to the year 3058, while a alarmed man in a brown suit throws out his hand in warning as audible tapping emanates from within. A crowd of onlookers — including a blonde woman in red, a military officer, and a worker hauling ropes — reacts to the chilling speech bubble: "Stop! There's something ALIVE in the Time Capsule!" Cover art by Gil Kane and Joe Giella gives the scene a tense, pulpy energy that perfectly captures mid-century DC's knack for wrapping big ideas in irresistibly urgent visuals.