Green Hornet Comics #40

From 1948, this Harvey Comics issue puts the masked Green Hornet front and center alongside his partner Kato, coolly observing as a red-headed villainess and a gun-toting crook scramble down a ladder with a stolen bag of loot — speech bubbles crackling with bravado about stopping the Hornet. Al Avison's cover art delivers a satisfying snapshot of the series' appeal: cool, composed heroes versus frantic, overconfident criminals. Tied to the ABC Network radio program and featuring the story "Digits for Dumbbells," this is a lively slice of late-1940s pulp adventure done right.