Mighty Comics #48

Mighty Comics #48 (1967) delivers a double dose of patriotic action, with the Shield throwing a thunderous "WHUMP!" punch against the large, menacing Amoeba Man before a crowd of onlookers — a foe the cover warns was "created to destroy him." Paul Reinman's cover art captures the raw energy of the clash beautifully, while a second vignette teases the Hangman squaring off against the shadowy Phantom of the Penitentiary under a moonlit sky. With Jerry Siegel scripting and two pulse-raising confrontations packed into one 12-cent issue, this is a fun snapshot of late-'60s Archie superhero comics firing on all cylinders.