Congratulations to Scott Taylor of a marvelous cover which definitely centered on its two characters. It was an iconic event in American superhero comics and one which anyone there at the time was excited about. Go big, or go home, I guess.
As to what the captain has learned in this contest's peak of the week, the duo. Stories aren't just about a character, they are about how a character deals with something. Thus the antagonist and protagonist roles. I found my Junior and Senior High School English classes to be very helpful in further appreciating the story content of my funny books. The relationship can be either a partnership or an adversarial one. Sometimes, it was both. In many books (and other forms of story), we often focused on a pair. With a pair, a writer is able to focus the story and get to the point, as opposed to meandering through a large cast. Even in books with large casts, the best most powerful stories are short tales with two main characters.
Thanks to Shalla Bal for her appreciation of a Kirby Sinnott test run for a Silver Surfer series and her generous vote expressing it. And I am ashamed to say, I just realized the connection. Oh, well, off to another great contest!