Captain Marvel #31

Billed as "The Most Cosmic Superhero of All!," this March 1974 issue sends Mar-Vell charging into battle alongside an extraordinary lineup: Captain America, the Vision, Iron Man, Thor, and the Destroyer all surge forward on a cover penciled by Jim Starlin and John Romita and inked by Al Milgrom and John Romita. The urgent rallying cry — "We must prevail — or a universe falls!!" — sets the stakes perfectly for a story titled "The Beginning of the End!" With writer, artist, and colorist Jim Starlin at the helm, this is cosmic Marvel storytelling firing on all cylinders.