Secret Society of Super-Villains #3

The cover of this October 1976 DC issue says it all: a massive brawl of costumed villains — including the prominently featured Grodd the Super-Gorilla, Captain Cold, Manhunter, and Star Sapphire — bursts across a giant monitor screen while a lurking figure in the foreground promises Darkseid their heads, setting up a deliciously sinister power play. The tagline "Evil against Evil — Man against God" and "The War to Rule the Universe!" promise an ambitious, sprawling story in "War for Earthdeath!" The cover art by Ernie Chua delivers a wonderfully chaotic tableau that captures just how dangerous this rogues' gallery truly is.