Man Comics #16

This Atlas Comics wartime entry from 1952 drops readers straight into the thick of it — the cover by Joe Maneely depicts a grimacing soldier lunging forward with his rifle inside a fortified position, while his comrades return fire through the opening behind him as enemy forces advance across a battle-scarred landscape. The raw urgency on every face and the muzzle flash in the corner give the scene a pulse-pounding immediacy that lives up to the cover's promise of "Dangerous Battles… Breathless Suspense!" Inside, Werner Roth brings the artwork to life on "The Conquerors," with colors by Stan Goldberg rounding out a solid creative team for any fan of early 1950s military comics.