Blackhawk #129

A looming alien authority figure dominates the foreground of this 1958 DC gem, pointing an accusing finger at Blackhawk and his team as they're charged with "trespassing in space" and sentenced to life imprisonment. The cover story title — "The Planet Venus vs. The Blackhawks" — is emblazoned right on the image, while a rocket and alien landscape stretch out behind the squad in their distinctive blue-and-yellow uniforms. Dick Dillin's pencils and Chuck Cuidera's inks combine to deliver a genuinely tense sci-fi standoff that captures the imaginative spirit of late-1950s adventure comics at their most ambitious.