Captain Planet and the Planeteers #1

Marvel brings the hit animated series to comics with this 1991 launch, adapting Captain Planet and the Planeteers for the printed page. The cover, penciled and inked by Neal Adams, frames the blue-skinned, green-haired Captain Planet looming large behind the five young Planeteers, who stride forward confidently against a starfield backdrop — with a peek at one of the series' villains tucked into the filmstrip-style border below. Subtitled "A Hero for Earth!" and printed on recycled paper, this opening issue sets a tone that's as earnest about the environment as it is enthusiastic about Earth's greatest hero.