The Avengers #126

Klaw dominates this August 1974 cover, his sonic cannon blazing as he stands triumphant over a fallen Captain America, while Iron Man, the Vision, and Thor struggle against his devastating power. Black Panther leaps into the fray from above, and the cover's dialogue makes it thrillingly clear that Klaw has set his sights on "the African Avenger" with particular hatred. Cover pencils by Ron Wilson and inks by Frank Giacoia give the scene a kinetic, larger-than-life energy that pairs perfectly with Steve Englehart's interior story, "All the Sounds and Sights of Death!