Captain Marvel #54

The cover of this January 1978 issue says it all — Nitro, the Exploding Man, is back, and he's launching a devastating punch at Captain Marvel amid a storm of shrapnel and debris, boasting that his fist can blow a truck into a million pieces. Keith Pollard and Frank Giacoia capture the collision with real kinetic force, with two bystanders caught in the chaos below and the Kree hero's costume rendered in vivid red and blue. Scott Edelman scripts "The Big Bang Theory," with interior art from George Tuska and Dave Cockrum, making this a solid mid-series entry for Marvel's spaceborn super-hero.