Captain Marvel Jr. #19

From Fawcett's wartime lineup comes this 1944 entry in the Captain Marvel Jr. series, with cover art by the masterful Mac Raboy. The cover captures the young hero in full flight, his red cape blazing behind him as he swoops dramatically over what appears to be a bomb or airship, with enemy-flagged military equipment visible below — a vivid snapshot of the Allied-vs.-Axis tension of the era. Billed right on the cover as "The American Block-Buster," Captain Marvel Jr. looks every bit the part, and the story title "General Nippon's Elusive Earthplane" promises a high-flying wartime adventure worthy of Raboy's striking, kinetic artwork.