Aliens: Earth War #3

In Aliens: Earth War #3 (1990), Ripley and her crew make a desperate mission to the Alien homeworld, hunting the Alien Queen Mother. Trapped and under siege as their vehicle hurtles toward a nuclear meltdown, Ripley manages to capture the Queen Mother and secures her aboard their ship—then must convince the pilot to turn back and save the rest of the crew. Written by Mark Verheiden and illustrated with striking intensity by Sam Kieth, with colors by Monika Livingston and letters by Pat Brosseau, the cover by John Bolton captures the tension of a battle on the edge of extinction.