Special Marvel Edition #11

The cover of this 1973 Marvel gem bursts with wartime energy as Captain America charges forward, shield deflecting a burst of fire, while Bucky and Sgt. Fury fight through a battlefield engulfed in flames behind them — the cover billing it as "the greatest reader demand in Marvel's history." Jack Kirby's pencils (inked by Chic Stone) give the whole scene a bold, kinetic force that makes the Golden Age heroes feel larger than life. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby deliver a story pairing Fury's gritty combat style with the star-spangled heroics of Cap and Bucky, and at just 20 cents it's a wonderful slice of Marvel's WWII adventuring.