Black Orchid #4

From DC's Vertigo imprint comes this haunting December 1993 installment of Black Orchid, its cover by Dave McKean presenting a striking close-up of the title character — her masked face bathed in deep purples and shadows, crowned with what appears to be a jagged, organic headdress that blurs the line between nature and otherworldliness. The image radiates quiet intensity, the character's steady gaze cutting through the darkness with unmistakable composure. Writer Dick Foreman, artist Jill Thompson, and inker Stan Woch bring "Acts of Faith" to life in what is shaping up to be one of Vertigo's more atmospheric ongoing series of the era.