1963 #1

Straight from the silver-age revival that had 1993 comics readers buzzing, this first issue of Image's 1963 proudly proclaims itself "America's Most Exciting Comic Book!" — and the cover by Rick Veitch (pencils) and Dave Gibbons (inks) makes a compelling case. A crystalline hero, a green-headed figure in black, a young woman in purple, and a massive blue robot-suited powerhouse surge through a cityscape while a translucent phantom looms overhead, all under the story title "Mayhem on Mystery Mile!" Written by Alan Moore with interior art by Rick Veitch and Murphy Anderson, this is a loving, energetic homage to the bold storytelling spirit of early Marvel-era superhero comics.