Ms. Marvel #18

Ms. Marvel takes center stage in this 1978 "Special Guest-Star Issue," fists raised and ready for battle, flanked by a remarkable assembly of Avengers — the Scarlet Witch, the Vision, Yellowjacket, and the Wasp all visible behind her as dark, ominous tendrils close in around the group. Dave Cockrum's cover art crackles with urgency, and that bold tagline — "Even Avengers Can Die!" — makes it clear the stakes are anything but ordinary. Written by Chris Claremont with interior art by Jim Mooney, this one promises the kind of superhero team-up that made Marvel's late-'70s output so compelling.