Blackhawk #90

This July 1955 Quality Comics entry puts a bold, red-fez-wearing villainess front and center as she struggles against a brutish attacker amid a chaotic brawl — while a bound Blackhawk, tied to a broken chair, watches helplessly nearby and imprisoned teammates strain against jail bars in the background. Armed soldiers burst through a doorway to add to the mayhem, making Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera's cover a genuinely gripping snapshot of the team at their lowest. "The Villainess Who Smashed the Blackhawks" is a headline that delivers exactly the kind of pulpy, high-stakes promise that made this series so entertaining in 1955.