Captain Marvel Adventures #101

A gloriously tense standoff fills the cover of this 1949 Fawcett gem, as Captain Marvel hesitates over a beautifully ornate, lidded urn while a sharp-dressed, red-turbaned antagonist points and dares him to open it — the speech bubble practically crackles with challenge. C. C. Beck's clean, expressive linework captures every ounce of the hero's cautious curiosity and the villain's smug confidence. The cover teaser — "What Is in the Strange Urn? Captain Marvel and The Invisibility Trap" — makes this one impossible to set back down on the shelf.