Avengers #11

The tagline "Earth's Mightiest Corpses!" sets a darkly playful tone for this December 1998 issue, and George Pérez's cover art delivers on that promise — a glowing, star-speckled figure radiates power at the center while a crowd of decayed, zombified Avengers looms behind them, their speech bubbles dryly quipping, "Yeah, we're dead… wanna make somethin' of it?" Kurt Busiek, whose writing earned him the 1998 Wizard Fan Award Winner nod proudly displayed on the cover, brings his signature blend of heart and drama to a story titled "…Always an Avenger!" Pérez's intricate linework makes every undead face hauntingly expressive, turning what could have been grim into something genuinely thrilling.