Avengers #18

The Wrecking Crew's moment of triumph takes center stage in this July 1999 issue, as a green-clad villain stands dominant over a fallen foe, crackling energy erupting around him while a luminous golden figure blazes in the background. Charging in to meet the threat is a full assemblage of Avengers — Captain America, Thor, the Scarlet Witch, Justice, Firestar, and more — surging forward through a mechanical, rubble-strewn battlefield. Jerry Ordway handles both pencils and inks on this kinetic cover, packing it with the sense of a team pushed to its limits in "The Battle for Imperion City!