Nyoka the Jungle Girl #18

Nyoka the Jungle Girl charges through this 1948 Charlton cover with all the fierce energy the title promises — armed, sure-footed, and utterly unintimidated as a massive bald eagle swoops in with talons extended while a bespectacled man clings desperately to her wrist below. Cover artist Bert Whitman stages the three-way scene with real kinetic tension, Nyoka's expression cool and determined even as chaos closes in from every direction. With a story titled "The Art of Murder, Part I: A Brush with Death," this issue sets the stage for a mystery-tinged adventure that clearly wastes no time getting started.