Modern Comics #50

From its origins as Military Comics, Modern Comics hit issue #50 in June 1946 with a cover by Al Bryant that puts Blackhawk front and center in genuine peril — his blue uniform and hawk emblem unmistakable as a thrown knife slices through the air just inches from his head. The bold callout "Death to Blackhawk?" leaves little doubt that the ace aviator is in serious trouble, and the determined set of his jaw suggests he isn't going down without a fight. A fine snapshot of Quality Comics' wartime adventure spirit carrying into the postwar era.