2099: World of Tomorrow #4

The 2099 universe's December 1996 crossover event hits a dramatic peak with this fourth installment of World of Tomorrow, cover-penciled by Pascual Ferry and inked by Jaime Mendoza. The cover puts Doom 2099 front and center — iron-masked, green-caped, and crackling with energy as he surges forward with both gauntleted hands outstretched, a massive armored structure looming at his back amid bursts of cosmic light. With the headline promising "Doom's Final Gambit!" and a story titled "De-Evolution" waiting inside, this issue radiates the high-stakes tension that made Marvel's futuristic line such a compelling corner of the mid-'90s.