2099: World of Tomorrow #5

The cover by Pascual Ferry and Jaime Mendoza sets a tense, fractured tone for this January 1997 entry in Marvel's futuristic line — a lone figure with long golden hair stands in a sleek blue suit while a massive, snarling cybernetic face looms large in the background, bracketed by the ominous taglines "Dark Heritage Unleashed!" and "Humanity Betrayed!" The visual split between the composed foreground figure and the raging mechanical visage suggests a collision between two very different natures. With "Finders Keepers" as the story title and a creative team that includes writers Joe Kelly and Ben Raab alongside a roster of artists and inkers, 2099: World of Tomorrow #5 looks like a compelling chapter in Marvel's vision of a troubled future.