The Atom #10

DC's self-proclaimed "World's Smallest Super-Hero" makes the most of his diminutive stature on this January 1963 cover penciled by Gil Kane and inked by Murphy Anderson — the Atom clings to a massive tumbling grenade high above a city skyline while a startled figure in a purple suit recoils on a rooftop nearby. It's a wonderfully vertiginous image that perfectly captures the thrill of a hero who turns impossible odds into a personal playground. Inside, Gardner Fox's story "Ride a Deadly Grenade!" promises exactly the kind of ingenious, size-shifting adventure that made this series such a distinctive corner of the DC universe.