Ms. Marvel #20

Ms. Marvel leaps into action on this October 1978 cover, her black-and-gold costume and red sash cutting a bold silhouette as she battles a swarm of fearsome, scaly creatures — the "Lethal Lizards from Below" — surrounding her from every angle, with fanged reptilian beasts lunging from the foreground and winged lizard-creatures swooping in from behind. The cover art by Dave Cockrum and Bob Wiacek crackles with kinetic energy, placing Carol Danvers squarely at the center of the chaos with fierce confidence. The banner proclaiming "The New Ms. Marvel" and "Beginning a New Era of Greatness for the Fighting Fury!" makes this issue feel like a genuine turning point for the character and her series.