The Brave and the Bold #58

DC's The Brave and the Bold #58 from March 1965 spotlights Metamorpho, the Element Man, in a cover by Ramona Fradon and Charles Paris that makes an immediate, vivid case for this shape-changing hero's remarkable range. The cover depicts Metamorpho's glowing, elemental form alongside dramatic transformations — a shattering diamond drill and a rolling TNT booby-trap — conveying just how wildly versatile his powers are. With Bob Haney's story "The Junk Yard of Doom" waiting inside, this 12-cent issue delivers the kind of imaginative, anything-goes superhero energy that made mid-sixties DC such a fun ride.