Classic X-Men #11

Storm soars dramatically overhead with cape billowing, while below her the X-Men — including Colossus, Havok, and Nightcrawler — clash amid crumbling stone ruins against a hulking armored foe, with the fiery orange background lending the whole scene an urgent, high-stakes intensity. Bob Layton's cover work captures the team mid-battle with strong dynamic energy, spreading the action across a wide arena of shattered masonry. This 1987 reprint series remains a great way to revisit Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum's celebrated run, paired here with the story "The Fall of the Tower.