Captain Marvel Adventures #95

This April 1949 Fawcett release sends the World's Mightiest Mortal soaring on a genuinely striking cosmic scale — C. C. Beck's cover depicts Captain Marvel riding a sweeping wave of ice and snow through the darkness of space, with the Moon and a frozen Earth visible below him, his red-and-gold costume contrasting brilliantly against the vast black backdrop. The cover promises "Captain Marvel and the Great Ice Cap," hinting at an adventure with planetary stakes that few superheroes of the era could credibly claim. At just ten cents, this is a fine example of Beck's clean, confident linework doing exactly what Golden Age covers did best: making you absolutely need to know what happens next.