Alien Legion #17

This June 1990 Epic Comics entry in the Alien Legion saga delivers a packed, tension-filled cover by Larry Stroman (pencils) and Frank Cirocco (inks), depicting a desperate scramble among a wildly diverse cast of alien beings. A towering green-suited figure dominates the foreground while a soldier in red armor pushes a child to safety amid energy blasts and billowing yellow-green smoke, with more strange and varied creatures crowding the chaotic background. "Stand Down" promises the kind of gritty, galaxy-spanning conflict that made this series a standout corner of the Marvel/Epic universe in 1990.