Pep Comics #28

Pep Comics #28 from 1942 puts the Hangman front and center in a tense rooftop confrontation with the swastika-emblazoned Captain Swastika, with both combatants trading defiant words in bold speech balloons. Irv Novick's cover art captures the wartime stakes perfectly — the caped Hangman squares off in a dynamic crouch while the tagline boldly declares him the one to "stop America's greatest menace." The Shield also gets a small portrait callout in the corner, rounding out this pulse-raising slice of early 1940s patriotic comics.