Captain Marvel #53

Mar-Vell surges forward in his red-and-blue cosmic costume alongside Black Bolt of the Uncanny Inhumans, both figures bursting through a dramatic explosion of flame and smoke on this striking 1977 cover penciled by Gil Kane and inked by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. The cover boldly promises "The War of Three Galaxies," teasing a conflict of truly stellar scale for Marvel's self-described Spaceborn Superhero. It's a energetic team-up image that captures exactly why this era of Captain Marvel had such a vivid, outer-space sense of adventure.