Modern Comics #95

This March 1950 Quality Comics issue pits the Blackhawks against a genuinely unnerving villain — the cover declares "King Earthquake" the world menace, and the giant, snarling figure looming over the chaos makes it easy to see why. Figures in the Blackhawks' signature blue uniforms are scattered and reeling amid crumbling rubble and smoke, while a woman in red cries out and another Blackhawk in the foreground shields his face in alarm. With cover inks by Chuck Cuidera bringing sharp intensity to every cracked wall and clenched fist, it's a wonderfully tense snapshot of the team's golden-age adventures.