Captain Marvel Jr. #86

Against the face of a giant clock, Captain Marvel Jr. swoops in mid-flight, grabbing the minute hand like a weapon as he confronts a robed, scythe-wielding old figure — Father Time himself — while a third figure in red tumbles to the ground below. It's a wonderfully inventive 1950 cover by Kurt Schaffenberger that frames "The Defender of Time" as the featured story, pitting Fawcett's blue-and-gold hero against one of mythology's most recognizable symbols. For fans of the Golden Age at its most imaginative, this Fawcett publication is a genuinely satisfying find.