Blackhawk #16

The entire Blackhawk squadron assembles on this confident cover by Rick Burchett, their matching blue uniforms bearing the team's distinctive emblem as they pose around a downed aircraft with smoke curling into the background. It's a fitting visual for the fourth chapter of the "Project Skywing" arc, signaling that this tight-knit team faces whatever's coming as a unit. Doug Moench and Burchett were clearly hitting their stride on this DC mature-readers series by 1990, and this issue makes a compelling case for diving in.