Captain Marvel #5

From the mid-1990s Marvel Universe comes this intriguing chapter in Captain Marvel's solo series, with cover art by Daerick Gröss showcasing a dramatic overhead scene: a long-haired, blonde Captain Marvel in his dark costume surging forward with crackling energy bursts at both hands, while a woman in purple collapses nearby and a crowd of eerily similar-looking figures surrounds them on what appears to be an alien world. The cover tagline — "The Planet of the Godforsaken!" — perfectly sets the tone for Fabian Nicieza's story "In the Name of God?", promising a tale with cosmic and spiritual stakes. It's a visually striking 1996 entry in the series that puts Captain Marvel squarely in the middle of something far bigger than himself.