Buccaneers #21

Quality Comics' high-seas anthology serves up genuine intrigue with this May 1950 issue, its cover by Reed Crandall depicting Quilla — feather-adorned island priestess — mid-performance before a crowd that includes a watchful Captain Daring and his companions, while armed warriors look on from behind. The cover blurb promises she's baiting a death trap, and Crandall's dynamic figure work makes her commanding presence utterly believable. It's a vivid snapshot of the swashbuckling adventure that made Buccaneers one of Quality's most colorful titles.