The Invaders #4

This January 1976 Marvel wartime adventure brings "The Greatest Superheroes of World War Two" into fierce conflict on what appears to be a ship's deck, with Captain America, the Human Torch engulfed in flame, and the Sub-Mariner squaring off against the menacing U-Man — billed right on the cover as "Scourge of the Seas" — while Nazi soldiers bearing a swastika flag scramble in the background. Jack Kirby's pencils, inked by Frank Giacoia, give the whole chaotic brawl a kinetic, larger-than-life energy that perfectly suits Roy Thomas's WWII super-team concept. At a quarter cover price, The Invaders #4 is a vivid snapshot of Marvel's 1970s embrace of its Golden Age heritage.