Hawkman #15

From September 1966, this DC Silver Age entry pits the winged hero against a truly imposing threat. Murphy Anderson's cover depicts Hawkman — golden-helmeted and dark-winged — in a desperate aerial clash with a massive purple monster whose enormous fist smashes through chunks of ice, while a ray gun tumbles in the chaos below. The cover copy puts the stakes plainly: if the creature's hand moves faster than Hawkman's ice, Earth faces "The Scourge of the Human Race!" — a delightfully urgent setup for a Gardner Fox adventure.