Don Winslow of the Navy #29

Two parachuting soldiers locked in a mid-air firefight — rifles, bullets, and smoke trails filling the sky — make for one of the most kinetic covers Fawcett put out in 1945. Don Winslow clutches his weapon as a second armed figure descends nearby, the whole scene crackling with wartime tension straight from the October–November issue. With the teaser "Invitation to Trouble!" bannered at the bottom, this entry in the long-running naval adventure series delivers exactly the high-stakes promise its cover artwork by John Jordan so vividly sets up.