The Avengers #160

A grim verdict looms over Earth's Mightiest Heroes in this 1977 Marvel thriller subtitled "The Trial!" — and George Pérez and Pablo Marcos's cover makes the stakes unmistakably clear. The Vision and Wonder Man are shown shackled and kneeling, while a skull-emblazoned, caped figure looms over them declaring "The verdict has been reached! One of you must die!!", with Scarlet Witch and Beast visibly powerless to intervene. Jim Shooter's story promises the kind of high-stakes drama that made the Avengers the defining super-team of the Bronze Age.