Blackhawk #238

This January 1967 DC issue presents one of the most unsettling covers in the series: Blackhawk recoils in horror before a grim display of six framed skeletal X-ray portraits — each labeled with a teammate's name (Stanislaus, Andre, Hendrickson, Chop-Chop, Olaf, and Chuck) — their skulls glowing with embedded explosive devices. The cover copy says it all: "My team… my Blackhawks… you've turned them into Walking Booby-Traps!" — a desperate plea that immediately pulls you into the tension writer Bob Haney has set up. Dick Dillin's pencils and Charles Cuidera's inks deliver the moment with striking clarity, making this a genuinely gripping installment of the long-running aerial adventure series.