Don Winslow of the Navy #54

Don Winslow of the Navy dives headlong across this February 1948 Fawcett cover, his naval uniform trailing as he skims the water's surface while a flaming aircraft and a masked enemy figure tumble through the explosive skies above him. The cover promises "Flaming! Smashing! Adventures with the Navy's Ace Hero!" — and the kinetic, all-action imagery absolutely delivers on that pledge. With "The Return of the Snake" on the docket, this ten-cent issue makes a strong case that Don Winslow's aerial and nautical dangers are anything but routine.