Blue Devil #18

Part of DC's sprawling 1985 Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event, this issue of Blue Devil poses a question that's equal parts sci-fi intrigue and comic absurdity: "Dan Cassidy, meet… Dan Cassidy??" The cover by Paris Cullins and Gary Martin packs in a colorful crowd — a stunned Dan Cassidy in his white-and-gold hero suit, a green-clad woman with flowing blonde hair, the formidable Blue Devil himself gripping his golden trident, a blue-skinned armored figure with a sword, a man in green holding a weapon, and a red-suited character with a TV screen for a head, all set against a backdrop of stars and industrial corridors. With Gary Cohn, Dan Mishkin, Alan Kupperberg, and Rick Magyar behind the interior, this Crisis tie-in promises the kind of parallel-world mayhem that makes DC's multiverse such a wild and rewarding place to explore.