Captain America #3

Rain-soaked and crackling with blue energy, this January 1997 issue pits Captain America — star-spangled shield raised in defiance — against a massive, skull-faced villain bearing crossbones insignia, while a dark, symbiote-suited figure looms alongside him. It's a genuinely striking cover composition from penciler Rob Liefeld and inker Jon Sibal, capturing a sense of overwhelming odds with real atmospheric intensity. With the creative team of Rob Liefeld and Jeph Loeb behind the story "Patriotism," this third issue of the relaunched series delivers the kind of bold, rain-drenched drama that defined mid-'90s Marvel at its most ambitious.