Brenda Starr #15

Charlton's "World Famous Girl Reporter" shines on this 1955 cover, with a beaming, red-haired Brenda Starr front and center — reporter's notepad in hand, black gloves raised, and a confident smile that says she's already two steps ahead of the story. Dale Messick's cover art captures Brenda mid-adventure against a starfield backdrop, teasing an "exciting chase" and "fantastic chain of events" that promise plenty of intrigue within. At a dime a copy, this was an inviting entry point into the globe-trotting world of comics' most celebrated girl reporter.