Mary Marvel #11

From Fawcett's April 1947 issue, this striking cover puts Mary Marvel front and center as she surges through a wall of roaring flames, her red-and-gold costume blazing against billowing smoke and a bold lightning bolt behind her. Alongside her, a trio of small ethereal figures — the Dryads of the cover's teaser — tumble through the fire, lending the scene a mythological urgency that feels unlike anything else on newsstands that year. With Otto Binder scripting "The Golden City" plus additional stories promised inside, issue #11 makes a compelling case for Mary Marvel as one of Fawcett's most imaginative titles.