Captain Marvel Jr. #24

High above storm-battered skies, Captain Marvel Jr. squares off mid-air against the top-hat-wearing Weather Man, who brandishes a large blade while the young hero grips what appears to be a fallen weather vane — all framed against a blazing sun and churning clouds in this October 1944 Fawcett issue. Bud Thompson's cover art captures the confrontation with real kinetic energy, the two figures locked in a tense aerial standoff that sells the "versus" billing announced right on the cover. Inside, Mac Raboy brings his distinctive linework to "The American Eagle Menace," making this a fine slice of wartime Fawcett adventure.