Ideal #3

From Marvel's "Ideal: A Classical Comic" series comes this 1948 adaptation of one of history's most stirring figures — Joan of Arc herself, rendered here in gleaming golden armor and chainmail coif, her steady gaze commanding the cover while armored knights clash in fierce battle behind her. The cover copy sets the stakes plainly: she alone could save France from total destruction as invading hordes overran her nation. At a dime, this was an accessible way for 1948 readers to engage with the legend of the Maid of Orléans told in comics form.