Captain Marvel Adventures #144

This May 1953 Fawcett issue puts Captain Marvel in a genuinely alarming spot — flat on his back and exclaiming "Holy Moley! Is this some horrible nightmare?" while the gleefully cackling Dr. Sivana, self-proclaimed "World's Maddest Scientist," stands triumphant over the fallen hero. The cover, penciled by C. C. Beck and inked by Pete Costanza, promises "The Amazing Story of the Stolen Shazam Powers," teasing a tale where the World's Mightiest Mortal becomes the World's Weakest Man — a compelling premise that makes it very hard to put this one back on the rack.