Blackhawk #247

Part of DC's 1976 Bicentennial salute, Blackhawk #247 pits the legendary squadron against a formidable new threat — the Biolord — in a story headlined "Operation: Overkill!" Dick Giordano's cover captures two Blackhawk fighters charging forward guns blazing, a fiery projectile streaking toward a looming armored enemy figure, while a vast army of soldiers closes in behind them. The cover copy promises "7 fighting men battling a super-army that just won't die," and the image delivers exactly that sense of desperate, outnumbered action.