Captain Marvel Adventures #65

From a 1946 Fawcett Publication, this tenth-of-a-dollar thrill delivers exactly what it promises: Captain Marvel in his red-and-gold costume squaring off against a bizarre, bulbous-headed alien creature while a flying saucer — piloted by yet another strange extraterrestrial — looms overhead against a backdrop of city buildings engulfed in flames. The cover by C. C. Beck crackles with energy, framing the World's Mightiest Mortal mid-punch against invaders who are anything but ordinary. With Otto Binder's story "The Invasion From Outer Space" inside, this issue captures Golden Age sci-fi adventure at its most imaginative.