The Defenders #2

The Search for the Silver Surfer!" blazes across the bottom of this October 1972 issue, and Sal Buscema and Frank Giacoia's cover delivers exactly the kinetic chaos that tagline promises — a horned, blue-and-yellow villain dominates the right side, radiating energy, while the Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and the Silver Surfer on his board clash against him in a swirling melee of cosmic power. The corner portraits of the Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Namor signal that this young team's roster is already something special, and the whole composition crackles with the wild, anything-goes energy that made early-'70s Marvel so thrilling.