Captain Atom #5

Two heavy-hitters of DC's nuclear age collide head-on as Captain Atom and Firestorm the Nuclear Man crash into each other in a blaze of atomic energy, their bodies half-merged in a searing burst of light that practically leaps off the cover. Pat Broderick's dynamic pencils and inks capture both figures with real ferocity — Captain Atom's silver form grappling against Firestorm's flame-wreathed orange-and-yellow silhouette in a collision of raw power. With Cary Bates writing and the story title "The Return of Dr. Spectro" waiting inside, issue #5 from 1987 promises plenty of high-energy drama to match this striking showdown.