Giant-Size Avengers #5

For just fifty cents in 1975, this oversized 68-page package delivered an annual collection of the Avengers' greatest villains alongside new adventure. The cover — penciled by John Buscema and John Romita and inked by George Roussos and John Romita — assembles nine heroes in a charging mass: Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, the Scarlet Witch, and their teammates surging forward through a crumbling backdrop, while portrait medallions around the edges spotlight the seven "mind-mangling menaces" they face — the Mandarin, Power Man, the Living Laser, the Swordsman, the Enchantress, and the Executioner. It's a satisfying showcase of Marvel's mid-'70s Avengers lineup, promising exactly the kind of sprawling, villain-packed fight-fest the cover boldly advertises.