Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #159

Marvel's long-running WWII series delivers intense battlefield drama with issue #159, featuring cover art by Dick Ayers and John Severin that puts the Howling Commandos right in the thick of it — soldiers scrambling through explosions and gunfire as an enemy tank bearing a swastika looms on the horizon. The foreground is pure controlled chaos, with Commandos firing rifles, wrestling with opponents, and bracing against the firestorm around them. Titled "To Die With Honor" and crafted by writer Gary Friedrich with interior art by Ayers and Severin, this 1980 installment looks like a genuine showcase for the gritty, ground-level combat storytelling that kept this series running strong.