Avengers Forever #8

Penned by Kurt Busiek and Roger Stern with art from Carlos Pacheco and Jesús Merino, this eighth chapter of the twelve-part Avengers Forever saga digs into "The Secret History of the Avengers." The cover — penciled by Pacheco and inked by Merino — presents a striking trio: a stern, bearded figure in purple-and-gold armor dominates the center, flanked by the scarlet-faced Vision on the left and a blazing Human Torch wreathed in fire on the right. It's a vivid snapshot of the time-spanning scope this series brought to Marvel's mightiest team in 1999.