Exciting Comics #28

This 1943 wartime issue of Exciting Comics puts the Black Terror front and center in a dramatic underwater brawl, with Alex Schomburg's cover showing the skull-and-crossbones-clad hero smashing through chains while trading blows with Nazi-armband-wearing enemies and armored deep-sea divers beneath the waves. An American flag and a "Buy War Bonds" banner anchor the patriotic spirit of the scene, making this a vivid snapshot of how Golden Age comics channeled the anxieties and resolve of the home front. With Richard Hughes writing and Ken Battefield on interior art, Exciting Comics #28 is a fine example of Pines Publishing's contribution to the era's superhero storytelling.