Jackpot Comics #7

This Fall 1942 MLJ anthology packs an impressive roster — Steel Sterling, Sergeant Boyle, Black Hood, Mr. Justice, and Archie — all under one 10-cent cover by Irv Novick. The cover art crackles with wartime energy: a hero in a striking yellow-and-black costume delivers a flying kick at a ghoulish, green-faced villain while another caped figure battles an enemy in the background, all as a chained blonde woman looks on in alarm and a bald figure clutches what appears to be a military draft card. With Bob Montana handling the interior writing and art for the "Propaganda!" story, Jackpot Comics #7 stands as a vivid snapshot of superhero comics fully engaged with the anxieties and resolve of the Second World War.