Cage #18

The bold tagline — "The Beginning of the End for Cage" — sets an ominous tone for this September 1993 Marvel series as it launches "The Dark Part 1: Saving Grace." The cover, penciled by Scott Benefiel and inked by Frank Turner, is strikingly spare: a vast black void dominates the image, with a single face emerging from the lower corner — a man in a red shirt and blue cap, his expression twisted in pain or terror, partially obscured by what appears to be rubble or wreckage. That minimalist composition does more dramatic heavy lifting than a crowded action scene ever could, leaving readers genuinely curious about what darkness has finally caught up with Luke Cage.