Justice, Inc. #1

DC's 1975 launch of Justice, Inc. brings Kenneth Robeson's pulp hero The Avenger to four-color life, with Joe Kubert's cover delivering an immediate jolt of tension: a silver-haired, steel-eyed figure in dark clothes hurtles forward in freefall, a knife in one hand, a parachute harness strapped to his back, while a plane and a billowing explosion fill the sky behind him. It's a striking introduction to a character who clearly operates in a world of danger and grim purpose. Inside, writer Denny O'Neil and artist Al McWilliams take on the story "This Night, an Avenger Is Born!" — a promising creative team for pulp-flavored adventure.