Marvel's Space-Born Superhero! Captain Marvel #1

Marvel's "space-born super-hero" makes his grand entrance with this premiere issue from 1968, and the cover by Gene Colan and Vince Colletta sets the tone perfectly — Captain Marvel dominates the starfield in his green-and-white uniform, arms spread wide against a cosmos filled with planets and drifting bubbles, projecting both raw power and an almost cosmic wonder. The story title "Out of the Holocaust… A Hero!" promises high-stakes adventure worthy of that commanding image. Roy Thomas and Gene Colan were an inspired pairing to launch this Kree warrior's solo series into the Marvel universe.