Rip Hunter... Time Master #26

DC's time-traveling adventurer finds himself in a desperate medieval predicament on this 1965 cover by Bill Ely — Rip Hunter, dressed in green, faces down a masked, axe-wielding executioner on a scaffold while a crowd of period onlookers surrounds them, with someone crying out "Rip is innocent!" from the sidelines. The scene crackles with urgency, capturing exactly the kind of across-the-ages danger that made Rip Hunter... Time Master such a compelling read. With the story "Bring Back the Cosmic Key" inside, this issue promises the blend of historical intrigue and sci-fi adventure that defines the series at its best.