House of Mystery #63

This June 1957 DC anthology delivers a wonderfully tense cover scene — a desperate man warns a prince against placing a cursed crown on an American girl's head, while the young couple defiantly faces the ominous legend together. The speech bubbles crackle with dread, teasing the featured story "The Crown of Doom!" with just the right amount of foreboding. Mort Meskin's cover pencils and inks give the royal setting a dramatic elegance that makes this ten-cent issue hard to pass up.