Metal Men #36

Metal Men #36 brings "The Saga of the Cruel Clowns!" to DC's silver-age roster, with a cover by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano that wastes no time setting a menacing tone. A towering, leering clown villain dominates the scene, wielding what appears to be a blade while the Metal Men — including a clearly distressed Tina and several of her teammates — are sent scattering in desperate flight through a rain-soaked, chaotic backdrop. It's a wonderfully unsettling image from 1969 that showcases the team in full peril, with Robert Kanigher, Mike Sekowsky, George Roussos, and Ben Oda bringing their considerable talents to this "new, hunted" chapter of the Metal Men's adventures.