Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #4

The December 1998 cover of Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #4 plunges straight into the heat — literally — with Cap, shield raised, battling alongside a bare-chested Namor and a fiery, flame-wreathed figure through a roiling sea of molten, fleshy forms that press in from every direction. Ron Garney's cover art crackles with urgent energy, the trio looking outnumbered but far from outmatched against that overwhelming tide of fire and writhing bodies. With Mark Waid and Garney also handling interior duties, this "Heatwave" chapter promises the kind of propulsive, high-stakes storytelling this creative team does so well.