Strange Adventures #48

This September 1954 DC anthology delivers a tantalizing science-fiction puzzle with "The Human Phantom!" — a story teased by the cover's bold promise that science has made its hero "the super-escape artist of all time." Murphy Anderson's cover art captures the astonishing spectacle perfectly: a man in prison coveralls walks straight through solid cell bars while two stunned guards look on, utterly helpless to stop him. It's a wonderfully inventive visual hook from DC's golden age of sci-fi storytelling, all for a dime.