Feature Comics #85

The cover of this 1945 Quality Comics issue says it all — the tiny, blue-clad Doll Man clings to the back of a roaring lion inside a barred cage, while an unconscious woman in red lies sprawled on the floor below. Al Bryant's cover art captures the sheer nerve of a hero no bigger than a doll going up against a beast that could swallow him whole. The cover text teases a villain who calls himself "The King of Beasts" and commands the jungle's fiercest creatures, making this a wonderfully pulpy showcase for one of Quality Comics' most inventive heroes.