Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #149

One Howling Commando takes center stage in this November 1978 Marvel war book — the cover, penciled by Dick Ayers and inked by John Severin, puts a lone soldier blazing away with a submachine gun as enemy troops advance through jungle terrain, with explosions lighting up the background and the faces of his fellow Commandos looking on from above. The bold tagline "Izzy Fights Alone!" and the promise of "possibly the most dramatic one-man stand ever!" set the stakes squarely on Izzy's shoulders. It's a sharply composed slice of Marvel's late-'70s war comics at their grittiest, still only 35 cents.