Blackhawk #99

A milestone hundredth issue for Quality Comics' premier aviation team, this May 1956 entry promises "The Delphian Menace" — and the cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera delivers the chaos in full. Several Blackhawk squad members in their signature uniforms scramble across a speeding jeep under fire, while a pair of menacing mechanical bat-like flying craft swoop overhead firing energy beams and strafing the ground with explosions. It's a vivid snapshot of the team's blend of military action and science-fiction threat that made Blackhawk one of the most distinctive adventure comics of its era.