Captain Marvel Jr. #3

From January 1943, this Fawcett issue presents one of the most spirited covers of the wartime era: Captain Marvel Jr. strides forward in his signature black-and-gold costume, baton raised triumphantly, as an enthusiastic crowd of young fans — some clutching Captain Marvel comics — pours in behind him, the cover itself declaring "Captain Marvel Jr. Leads the Parade to Excitement!" Mac Raboy's crisp cover art captures the hero as a rallying figure for youth, full of confident energy. Inside, Otto Binder scripts and Al Carreño illustrates "The Return of the Pied Piper of Himmler," promising an adventure with clear wartime stakes and the kind of pulpy imagination that made Fawcett titles so compelling in 1943.