Marvel Spotlight #10

Marvel Spotlight #10 shines its beam on Captain Universe in "Double Jeopardy!" — and the cover by Steve Ditko makes good on the tagline's promise of two super heroes for the price of one. A blue-and-gold costumed Captain Universe leaps into the fray amid a crowd of scrambling bystanders, while a masked villain looms threateningly in the background and an eerie, bubble-encased visage floats in the upper left — a genuinely intriguing visual puzzle. Bill Mantlo and Ditko make for a compelling team on this 1981 Marvel gem, with Ditko's dynamic linework giving the chaos a kinetic, crackling energy that pulls you straight into the action.