Captain Marvel Jr. #45

This December 1946 Fawcett issue finds Captain Marvel Jr. — in his familiar blue uniform with gold lightning bolt and red cape — boldly wielding a flaming torch against a towering, frost-covered figure whose massive icy hands reach menacingly downward, a confrontation the cover bills as "Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Icy Fingers." The cover art by Bud Thompson delivers a striking contrast between the hero's warm flame and the cold, dripping giant looming over him. It's a wonderfully atmospheric piece of Golden Age comics storytelling that captures the era's flair for imaginative supernatural menace.