Captain Atom #41

Captain Atom drifts through a swirling, psychedelic void on this striking 1990 cover — his silver-and-red quantum-suit gleaming against hypnotic ribbons of color while the haunting tagline whispers, "…and he drifts into a warm emptiness, and he does not ever want to return…" Floating behind him, a framed doorway opens onto a scene of his costumed self in action, suggesting a man caught between two very different realities. Rafael Kayanan's cover art captures the eerie, dreamlike pull of a hero on the edge of losing himself entirely, making this an intriguing entry in Cary Bates and Greg Weisman's run on the title.