Arion, Lord of Atlantis #12

The cover of this October 1983 DC issue pulls you straight into a scene of supernatural peril, with a determined green-eyed sorcerer in the foreground gripping a great sword, while a warrior in a red headband stands guard at his side. Behind them, a roaring leonine beast lunges toward a curly-haired figure who appears to be confronting it head-on, all surrounded by shadowy, menacing creatures lurking at the edges. Jan Duursema's cover art gives Arion, Lord of Atlantis #12 — "Sanctuary of Sorcery" — a layered, atmospheric urgency that perfectly suits DC's sword-and-sorcery corner of the ancient world.