The Atom #5

Ray Palmer faces one of nature's fiercest opponents in this 1963 DC adventure — the cover by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson puts the Atom, tiny but determined, in a tug-of-war with a massive eagle over a blazing, oversized diamond nestled in a clifftop nest. The size contrast is genuinely thrilling, with the great bird's wings spread wide and talons outstretched as "The World's Smallest Super-Hero" refuses to let go. Featuring the story "The Diamond of the Deadly Dooms!" with interior work by Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, Mike Sekowsky, and Murphy Anderson, this is early-'60s DC storytelling firing on all cylinders.