Fightin' Air Force #50

Charlton's self-proclaimed "America's Greatest Air-War Comic" delivers a punchy 1965 installment with this issue, featuring the story "American Eagle Vs The Flaming Sabre." The cover — penciled by Pat Masulli and Dick Giordano, with inks by Dick Giordano — splits the action brilliantly: on one side, a sleek red-and-white jet streaks past a medallion portrait of the smirking Flaming Sabre pilot, while on the other, the American Eagle throws fists against a group of Nazi officers, defiantly declaring "Do your worst, Nazi!" It's a confident, two-fisted cover that captures exactly the kind of aerial-meets-ground-level heroics that made Charlton's war titles a reliable read throughout the decade.