Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld #5

The fifth chapter of DC's 12-part maxi-series brings two worlds crashing together on a cover by George Pérez and Ernie Colón: Amethyst stands in what looks like an ordinary school hallway, magical energy crackling around her, as a desperate cry of "Princess… Help Me!" rings out from a battered figure being hauled through a swirling dimensional vortex by a trio of snarling, monstrous attackers — all while panicked students and bystanders look on in stunned disbelief. It's a vivid snapshot of the series' central tension, Gemworld's dangers spilling into everyday life, rendered with Pérez's characteristic command of crowd dynamics and kinetic energy. Writers Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, with interior art by Ernie Colón, continue what is shaping up to be one of 1983's most imaginative fantasy adventures.