Strange Adventures #134

New York City is literally being lifted off the ground on this striking 1961 DC cover, as alien machinery — coiling tentacle-like cables and strange mechanical devices — hoists recognizable landmarks including the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, and what appears to be a stadium right off the map. Murphy Anderson's cover art makes the audacious premise of "The Aliens Who Raided New York!" immediately, viscerally clear — this is a full-scale cosmic heist of an entire city. With Gardner Fox scripting and Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella handling the interior art, Strange Adventures #134 delivers the kind of gloriously imaginative science fiction that made this anthology title so beloved in its era.