Blackhawk #268

Dan Spiegle's cover for this March 1984 DC issue puts you right in the cockpit — a pilot in a blue flight suit grips the controls as his canopy shatters around him, while a sky full of warplanes spirals downward through bursts of anti-aircraft fire toward a burning landscape below. The sheer scale of the aerial carnage, rendered in Spiegle's clean, kinetic linework, sets a tense, high-stakes tone perfectly suited to Mark Evanier and Spiegle's "Detached Service Diary." Fans of wartime aviation adventure will find this a satisfying entry in Blackhawk's long run at DC.