The Invaders #16

Marvel's World War II super-team faces their fiercest challenge yet in this 1977 issue, as the cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott puts the threat front and center: Master Man — his swastika-emblazoned uniform unmistakable — looms over a fallen Namor the Sub-Mariner while hurling a chilling taunt at the arriving heroes. Captain America charges in shield-raised, with the Human Torch blazing at his side, but Master Man's body language radiates terrifying confidence against the backdrop of a war-torn European castle. Roy Thomas's story, "The Short, Happy Life of Major Victory!," promises real dramatic stakes to match the raw urgency crackling across every inch of this cover.