Hawkman #26

From 1968 comes this thrilling chapter in Hawkman's silver-age run, with cover art by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera putting the winged warrior in a genuinely precarious spot — Hawkman is shown mid-flight, arms outstretched and vulnerable, as a barrage of spears, arrows, and projectiles of every kind converge on him from all directions against a stark black background. The story title "Last Stand on Thanagar!" promises that the stakes reach all the way to his home planet, and that cover image makes the threat feel immediate and overwhelming. At just twelve cents, this is the kind of eye-catching DC package that made 1968 spinner racks hard to walk past.