Power Man Annual #1

The king-size 1976 annual for Luke Cage, Power Man arrives with a cover by Dave Cockrum that crackles with urgency — Cage in his signature yellow shirt, chain belt, and boots is mid-leap, smashing apart a massive piece of machinery as debris flies in every direction, while a woman cowers below him and a green-clad villain looks on from a platform in the background. A speech bubble warns that the quake the destroyed machine has triggered will finish Cage off, raising the stakes even before you open the first page. Promising "Double the Action! Double the Thrills!" and the story "Earthshock!", this oversized issue is a terrific snapshot of Marvel's street-level hero at full throttle in the mid-seventies.