In 1980, Iron Maiden introduced the world to Eddie. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of music’s most iconic mascot, we tasked ourselves with a nearly impossible mission: to determine the three coolest incarnations of Eddie to appear on the cover of an Iron Maiden album, single, or compilation.

Find out our choices in this episode of Epic Footnote Productions’ “If You Have to Pick 3 … ,” a podcast where Matt Gamba and Zach Shaw have to pick their top three choices on any given topic (bands, albums, songs, genres, whatever!). After they each share their personal favorites, they then have to come to an agreement on a final top 3.