Flash Comics #43

From the golden pages of 1943, this DC Comics gem features a dynamic Sheldon Moldoff cover where Hawkman — winged, masked, and in full flight — delivers a powerful blow against a pair of menacing green-tinged villains amid a storm of scattered books and school primers. That open reader showing "A is for apple, B is for barn" adds an oddly charming touch to the chaos, hinting at a story with plenty of personality. Gardner Fox provides the script for the lead tale, "The Mammoth Man!," making this a fine snapshot of wartime superhero comics at their most energetic.