The Human Fly #12

Mid-air mayhem defines this August 1978 entry in Marvel's series starring "the wildest super-hero ever — because he's real!" The cover, penciled by Frank Robbins and inked by Frank Springer, puts the red-suited Human Fly in a breathtaking freefall collision with a green-clad skydiver, parachute lines slashing across a vivid yellow sky above a distant landscape — and the bold tagline "Suicide Sky-Dive!" leaves little doubt that the stakes are sky-high. With Bill Mantlo scripting and Lee Elias on interior art, this issue promises the same blend of daredevil spectacle and human drama that made the Human Fly one of Marvel's more distinctive '70s adventures.