Blue Bolt 108, 1951

This cover is special just for it's sheer artistry. The "porthole" panels along the spine are fun, but can be distracting, and the scenario seems contrived (free-floating spacemen armed with rifles shooting at passing spaceships?!?) while the background starfield is flat, geometric, and impossibly crowded - but artist L.B. Cole amazingly makes it all look incredibly good with his trademark bright, poster-style colors, balanced composition, and clean lines.

Content-wise this issue is cool for it's 8-page Spacehawk story by Basil Wolverton, and early Joe Simon and Jack Kirby art in the Blue Bolt story.