Green Lantern #23

This September 1963 issue pits Hal Jordan's Green Lantern against a sailor-suited villain who brings his tattoos to life — the cover by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson captures the Tattooed Man mid-conjuration, launching a glowing red jet plane from his inked forearm while a bead necklace crackles with energy between the two figures. Green Lantern, in his sharp green-and-black costume, braces himself outside a building window, power ring blazing as he meets the threat head-on. Gardner Fox's script and Gil Kane's interior art promise the kind of inventive, colorful super-villain clash that made DC's Silver Age so much fun.